A Remedy against Dandruff Causing Malassezia furfur using Ixora coccinea: A Cost Effective Herbal Approach
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Ixora coccinea is a shrub grown throughout India. It belongs to genus Ixora and is used for a variety of ailments as per Indian traditional Ayurveda system of medicine. Dandruff is a common scalp disorder with high prevalence in population. Our main aim was to check whether this plant have antidandruff activity or not. Our plant had showed that unique antidandruff property. The research work carried outlines isolation and identification of Malassezia furfur from dandruff sample, extraction of Ixora coccinea plant, synthesis of green silver nanoparticle from Ixora coccinea plant extract, comparison of plant extract and green silver nanoparticle by well diffusion technique, formulation of herbal shampoo and finally comparison of herbal shampoo and commercially available antidandruff shampoo. The antidandruff activity shown by Silver Nanoparticles of Ixora coccinea plant extract was significant. This suggests its potential activity against infections caused by pathogens. The green silver nanoparticle is developed as an antidandruff agent. Thus, formulated herbal shampoo was eco-friendly and effective, which showed equally good results as that of commercially available shampoo.
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Sneha G. Nair, Vikram R. Jadhav, Satyam S. Bakare
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