FORMULATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL CREAM FROM MISTEALTOE LEAVES

The demand for alternate treatment alternatives has increased due to the rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogenic microorganisms. As a result, research into natural chemicals produced from plants and their potential to treat microbial diseases has gained momentum. Among these, medicinal plants with bioactive components that have antibacterial, anti- inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties, including mistletoe (Viscum album), have showed promise (Bremner et al., 2018). Mistletoe has long been utilized in traditional herbal medicine for a number of reasons, such as treating cancer, infections, and even boosting the immune system (Wagner & Ulrich, 2009). The potential of plant-derived medicines and the growing worries about the drawbacks of synthetic antibiotics make mistletoe a useful source for the creation of topical formulations such as antimicrobial creams.