Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0412
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ISSN: 2167-0412
+44 1300 500008
Bhavesh Nayak
Shree Swaminaryan Sanskar Pharmacy College, India
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Med Aromat Plants
Mosquito menace is a ubiquitous problem throughout the world. Large numbers of diseases are known to spread through mosquitoes. Many attempts are made to control the mosquito menace and to eradicate the scourge of malaria and other severe diseases. Since there is no effective vaccine available for the control of these diseases, prevention of mosquito bites is one of the main strategies to control or minimize incidence of these diseases. The use of insect repellents can provide a practical and economical means of preventing mosquito-borne diseases. Most of the mosquito repellent formulations available in the market are mainly prepared with active ingredients of synthetic origin. Natural or herbal mosquito repellents available in the market are generally based on volatile oils. Mosquito repellent activities are reported with several medicinal plants. For present study, Sphaeranthus indicus (Ind. Var. Gorakhmundi; fruit), Piper betel (Ind. Var. Nagarvel Pan; leaf), Trachyspermum ammi (Ind. Var. Ajwain; oil), Cymbopogan citratus (Ind. Var. Lemon grass; oil) were used to prepare polyherbal formulation. Extracts prepared by using solvent reflux method and were subjected for phytochemical study. Quality and purity of ajwain oil and lemon grass oil was detected by GC. Species of mosquitoes such as Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefaciatus were breeded. Polyherbal lotion formulations were prepared by using different combinations of oils and extracts. They were studied and evaluated for pH, viscosity, spreadability, irritancy. Finding indicate optimum result with pH 5.20-6.87, viscosity 24025-4893 cps, spreadability 11.20-15.48 gm.cm/sec and the median effective time (ET99) 4.60 hours after application. The prepared formulations do not cause any irritancy and inflammation on skin. All formulations were studied for mosquito repellent activity. Formulation F4 has potential mosquito repellent activity showing 99.8% mosquito repellent activity.
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