Formulation And Evaluation Of Polyherbal Cream In Acne Treatment

Acne is commonly known as multifactorial chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous units. Bacteria that contributes to causing acne are Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis Acne occurs at any age mainly in adolescents. Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis cause pus in acne resulting in inflammation In the market, there are varierty of anti-acne topical preparation are available, such as topical creams, gels & patches. The herbal formulation has various advantages over synthetic formulation. So herbal drug Berberis aristata and Achyranthesaspera, Catheranthusroseus was found to be an efficacious and cost-effective anti-acne drug as compared to other drugs used in the treatmentofacne. Antibacterial activity of poly herbal anti-acne cream containing the plant extracts of Berberies Aristata(leaves powder), Achyranthesaspera (leaves powder), Cattheranthus roseus (leaves powder), and which wear extracted out by maceration process Using ethanol solvent. The antibacterial potential of ethanol extract of Berberis Aristata, Achyranthesaspera, Catheranthusroseus was used to prepare an anti-acne cream, to determine its activity using agar cup plate method.