FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL OINTMENT AND CREAM IN WOUND HEALING Authors: Venkatesh TL , VAMSI KRISHNA N, VENKATA SIVA RAO K, GOPI PRANEETH Y, SAI RAM P, JOSHI ANAND T
ABSTRACT
Wound-It is a circumscribed injury which is caused by external force and it can involve any tissue and
organ. A wound is a break in the skin's or tissues integrity, which is typically accompanied with
structural and functional disturbance. Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore
normal structure and function. The process of healing involves two distinct processes which includes
regeneration and repair. Several herbs and floras were utilised in Ayurvedic cosmetics that actually
functioned, thanks to the knowledge of Ayurveda. Ayurvedic cosmetics not only improved the
appearance of the skin, but also protected the body from environmental influences. oily components
are taken in a beaker and aqueous components in another beaker and to the oily components aqueous
ingredients are added slowly by vigorous trituration in mortar. The process employed for the
formulation of the ointment here is fusion method. 4 groups of animals were taken and small cut was
made on the surface of the skin and the cut was made as deep over an area of 20mm. Group-I received
control, group-II received herbal cream, group - III received herbal ointment and group IV received
standard drug (saffromycin). Animals were treated with ointment and cream daily at same time as it
received on day 0. Animals were checked for depth of the wound regularly with a span of 7 days.
polyherbal cream shown good wound healing nature within first 7 days. Both polyherbal ointment and
cream tend to show complete wound healing nut in comparison to the two polyherbal cream is acting
rapidly on the site if action.
Keywords: Wound, Polyherbal cream, Polyherbal ointment, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic cosmetics Publication date: 01/09/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/September/MS_IJBPAS_2022_6364.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.9.6364