FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL TOOTHPASTE

PHARMACY

Toothpastes have been used since the ancient past 1 and are one of main irreplaceable components of oral health care. The design of toothpaste formulations began in China and India, as 300-500 BC. During that period, squashed bone, pulverized egg and clam shells were utilized as abrasives as a part of tooth cleaning. The weight off every ingredient was decided by reviving preims hetal toothpaste formulations, The combination of percentage by weight of all the ingredients of this is 100%, which means the sum of quantity of toothpaste Will forrnulzte1yn of toothpaste. The ingredients of the toothpaste prepared in lah are given in table 1 znd compared with marketed herbal tooth pastes Meswak. and Sudanta end Dabur red. Herbal tooth paste was prepared using guava leaves extract, tulsi, banyan, acacia, calcium carbonateandsodiumlaurylsulphate. Guava extract gives relief from toothache, Neem leaf has antibacterial activity, Ginger gives antiseptic property and bad breath of mouth is prevented by tulsi. Banyan is used against toothache. Acacia to prevent gingivitis and also acts as gelling agent. Sodium lauryl sulphate is used as a foaming agent & Para hydroxy benzoic acid is used as a preservative. PSaccharin sodium acts as sweetening agent; amaranth is used as colourant and water as vehicle

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