FORMULATION AND EVALUATION

OF HERBAL TOOTHPASTE
Final batch formula
Authors: Pavan Deshmukh, Vaibhav Shende*, Mahendra Gunde
Ingredients Quantity (gm)
Kamla Nehru College of Pharmacy, Butibori, Nagpur - 441108
Neem stem & bark 0.5
Babul leaves 0.5
Introduction: Amrud leaves 0.5
Kalmi bark 0.5
Formulation containing natural ingredients is more acceptable in the Camphor 0.5
belief that they are safer than synthetic drugs. The objective of the Honey 0.5
present research work to formulate herbal toothpaste containing Calcium carbonate 3.5
natural ingredients like Neem stem and bark, Acacia leaves, Guava Glycerine 2.0
leaves, Cinnamon bark, Camphor etc. which were traditionally used Methyl cellulose 0.3
for tooth cleaning. In present study formulated herbal toothpaste was Sodium Lauryl Sulphate 0.5
evaluated for its organoleptic and physical properties such as colour, Sodium chloride 0.2
odour, taste, pH, spreadability, moisture content, fineness, Distilled water q.s.
foamability etc. as per standards specified by Bureau of Indian
Standards and compare with commercially marketed toothpaste
formulations. The results of the evaluating parameters shows the
promising results as compare to marketed formulations. Hence the
lab made herbal toothpaste was found to be of good quality.
pH
10
8
Material and Methods 6
4 pH
2
0
1 2 3 4
Biological Name
Ingredients Use
Neem stem & bark

Azadirachta indica
Antibacterial
(Meliaceae) 14
12
10 Spreadability
Babul leaves 8
Acacia arabica 6 Foamability
(fabaceae)
Astringent 4
2
0
Amrud leaves 1 2 3 4
Psidium guajava
Anti-inflammatory
(Myrtaceae)

Kalmi bark
% Moisture content
Cinnamonum 30
zeylanicum Flavouring agent 20
(Lauraceae)
10 % Moisture
content
hgjCamphor
0
1 2 3 4

Cinnamonum
camphora Antiseptic
(Lauraceae) Acknowledgement:

Author is thankful to Principal and Management, Kamla Nehru College of

Pharmacy, Butibori, Nagpur for providing facilities.
Honey
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