Review on: Herbal Ointment

Various areas where modern medicine is available, but the majority of the peoples in developing countries utilizes plants or plant preparations in their regular health care, many plant species have been proved to to possess antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory effects.A semisolid dose form, ointments often behave as visco-elastic materials under shear stress. Typically, they are given externally to the body to produce a therapeutic effect and include medicinal components. Natural medicines are also made in the form of ointments, along with various dosage forms. Numerous medicinal substances that are applied topically to mucous membranes or intact or injured skin are in semi-solid consistency and are referred to as ointments, creams, pastes, and so forth. It is mostly used to the skin as an emollient or protector. The purpose of this review is to present a summary of the creation and assessment of herbal ointments that contain herbal extract. Formulation, Quality Control and Standardization, Guidelines and Protocols for Quality and Marketed Herbal Ointments were studied.