Development and Assessment of a Multipurpose Herbal Cream With Moringa oleifera Lam.

BACKGROUND

Lam. (Moringaceae) is an indigenous tree extensively used as a nutrient and an antioxidant. In addition to its medicinal attributes, it possesses a promising role in moisturizing and cleansing the skin.

OBJECTIVES

Our study aims to formulate an herbal cream from oil and evaluate its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

In the present study, oil was extracted from the seed kernels and formulated into an herbal cream, and the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated. Among the three formulations M1, M2, and M3, the formulation M1 was homogenous, more stable, and non-greasy with constant pH. M1 was subjected to further antimicrobial studies and anti-inflammatory studies by the agar-well diffusion technique and albumin denaturation assays, respectively.

RESULTS

seed kernel oil cream exhibited the highest antibacterial effect against and and the results were compared to the standard gentamycin. Moreover, M1 showed remarkable anti-inflammatory activity with an IC value of 124.5 μg/mL.

CONCLUSION

The results show that the formulated cream will be efficient in its multipurpose activity. The current study validates the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory potential of seed kernel oil cream.