Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Hand Wash Containing Methanolic Leaf Extract of Lantana Camara

A Lantana camara hand wash utilizes the antimicrobial properties of Lantana camara plant extra ct, which is traditionally used for its antibacterial and antifungal effects, to create a cleansing sol ution for hands, potentially offering a natural alternative to conventional hand soaps while provi ding effective germ-killing capabilities due to the plant's bioactive compounds like flavonoids, terpenoids, and saponins present in its leaves and flowers; this formulation aims to provide thoro ugh hand hygiene while potentially offering additional benefits like skin conditioning due to the pl ant's natural antioxidants. Lantana camara is a plant from the family - Verbenaceae. It is found in many states of India, mostly in Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, South India, Uttar Pradesh, and several parts of Maharashtra and other countries also. Mainly in disturbed areas, including roadside, railway tracks, and canals. It is an ornamental plant but, in ancient times, it was used traditionally. The plant having various traditional uses. Parts of plant extracts are used traditi onally such as the healing of wounds, cuts, skin itches, and eczema. The plant containing many more phytoconstituents such as alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, steroids, terpenoids, carboh ydrates, flavonoids, and coumarins. It has various pharmacological activities antioxidant, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, antiulcerogenic, anthelmintic, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticancer, antitubercular, etc. It also having mosquito larvicidal activity. This review article was written by the study of many research and review articles from 1956 to March 2021 in which 72 articles were cited. This article reviewed different phytochemicals present in L. camara. The review draws attention to the traditional uses, analytical work, pharmacological activities, and toxicology of this plant and also the potential uses of this plant.