Abstract

CHARACTERIZATION OF MUCILAGE FROM HIBISCUS SYRIACUS AS PHARMACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT

*Rimpa, Pravin Kumar, Vinay Pandit and M. S. Ashawat

ABSTRACT

Natural polymers remain appealing primarily because they are plant-based products that are readily available, inexpensive, and capable of a wide range of chemical modifications. The purpose of this study was to extract and characterize mucilage obtained from leaves of Hibiscus syriacus for use as pharmaceutical excipients. Acetone was used in the mucilage extraction. The solubility of extracted mucilage in various solvents was investigated. Various parameters, including tests for mucilage, carbohydrates, protein, starch, reducing and non-reducing sugars, alkaloids, and other parameters, as well as micromeretic properties such as bulk and tapped density, Carr’s consolidation index, Hausner's ratio, and swelling index, were discussed in order to characterize the extracted mucilage.

Keywords: Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Flavonoids.