Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Cream Fo...

Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Cream For Arthritis

Author Name : Khushi Sharma, Dr. Harish Sharma, Gyanesh Kumar Sahu, Yogesh Chandra, Manish Swarnkar, Deepika Chandra, Suresh Kumar, Prerana Sahu, Anjali Sahu, Rajesh Kumar Nema

ABSTRACT : Inflammation is the symptoms of various diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. It is the cause of pain in joints, swelling and stiffness. Various analgesic and Non Steroidal Anti- inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) such as aspirin, diclofenac, ibuprofen etc. this may leads to severe side effects. Therefore the present study was aim to formulate herbal cream to treat arthritis.. The present formulation is composed of Acacia Arabica (Kiker) from species Acacia nilotica(linn) ,eucalyptus oil,Linseed oil and oil of menthol , camphor and Ajwain (carom seed) . The herbal cream is formulated by two phase system oneis oil phase and another is aqueous phase .Cream was tested for its consistency and evaluation , with the result it has been found that Acacia Arabica (Kiker) posses anti- inflammatory , analgesic properties. The cream is evaluated for Colour ,spreadibility,stability, PH, extrudability etc, Colour of cream was found to be pale yellowish , the spreadibility was found to be easily spreadable on skin surface after application ,andpassesall the parameters.