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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2023

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Shamaila Masood, Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Haji Muhammad Shoaib Khan, M Yasmin Begum, Kashif Ur Rehman Khan

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Shamaila MasoodDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sohail ArshadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9807-5841
Haji Muhammad Shoaib KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0727-3453
M Yasmin BegumDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1871-8585
Kashif Ur Rehman KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3581-5600

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University RGP2/54/44
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe use of natural products in skin care has been valued for their tremendous therapeutic benefits since ancient times. The current study was aimed at exploring the METHODOLOGY: A stable emulgel loaded with methanolic plant extract along with its control gel was prepared by homogenization. The antioxidant potential of extracts prepared in different solvents (methanol MLP, ethanol ELP, n-hexane nLP, ethyl acetate EALP, and petroleum ether PLP) was determined by DPPH scavenging activity. The presence of phytochemicals was confirmed by total phenolic and flavonoid content analysis (TPC/TFC). HPLC was used for quantification of bioactive components. FTIR analysis was performed for confirmation of functional groups. SPF was calculated via spectroscopic analysis for extract, control gel, and extract loaded emulgel. Stability studies included physical evaluation, pH, conductivity, spreadability, and rheological testing of both control and test emulgels at different temperatures, i.e., 8 °C ± 1, 25 °C ± 1, 40 °C ± 1, 40 °C ± 1 with RH of 75% for a period of 90 days.

resultsDPPH radical scavenging activity showed the highest antioxidant activity of 85.5% ± 2.78 for MLP. TPC and TFC were also found to be highest for the methanolic fraction, i.e., 190.98 ± 0.40 mgGAE/g and 128.28 ± 2.64 mgQE/g, respectively. The SPF of methanolic extract, placebo gel, and LPEG was 13.43 ± 0.46, 2.37 ± 0.33, and 7.28 ± 0.56, respectively. HPLC assay confirmed the presence of catechin, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, and sinapinic acid. Rheological analysis showed that formulation has pseudo-plastic flow behavior. Other stability tests also revealed that prepared emulgel is a stable one.

conclusionA stable emulgel loaded with

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antioxidantcosmeceuticalemulgelHPLCLeptadenia pyrotechnicaphytochemicals

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PMID38131963
PMCPMC10743248

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