Abstract

PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL ANTIBACTERIAL MOUTHWASH AGAINST ORAL PATHOGENS

Priyanka Namdeo*, Priti Singh and Deeksha Sharma

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants, play a predominant role in curing and preventing disease due to their antibacterial and antimicrobial activity against Human microorganism. The objective of present work is to formulate and evaluate herbal antibacterial mouthwash and to evaluate its effectiveness against microbial load of oral activity. Prepare Mouthwash further evaluate for its physicochemical of properties and antimicrobial activity. They act on mouth pathogens, microbes and reduces the pain instantly and also has no more side effects. The aim of present work is to formulate and evaluate its effectiveness against microbes present in oral cavity. The four herbs Gymnema stylvestre, Berberis aristata and Cinnamomum zeylanicum were selected for mouthwash and prepared formulation was further screened for antimicrobial activity against culture of Staphylococcus aureus and S. salivarius and further evaluated for physical properties like pH, colour and stability. The presence mouthwash possesses a good antibacterial property. This preparation is stable in different temperature condition present mouthwash is a liquid preparation which normally contains antibacterial and antiseptic agents. This solution can be used to reduce the microbial growth in the oral and may also be given for other reason like for analgesic action, anti-inflammatory or antifungal activity.

Keywords: Antimicrobial, Herbal Mouthwash, Gymnema stylvestre, Berberis aristata.