The Use of Medicinal Plant Extract in Hand Sanitizer and Spray to Combat Against Covid-19

Pramod Kumar Mahish^1*, Ujwala Fule², Madhulika Pandaw³ and Arpita Rakshit⁴

¹Department of Biotechnology, Govt. Digvijay Post Graduate (Autonomous) College Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) 491441, India

²Department of Zoology, Hutatama Rashtriya Arts and Science College Ashti, District Wardha (M.S.) India

³Department of Botany, Bhakta Mata Karma Govt. College Samoda, Raipur (C.G.) India

⁴Department of Zoology, Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, Culcutta University Kolkata (W.B.) India

Corresponding Author E-mail: drpramodkumarmahish@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2977

ABSTRACT:

The present report is an investigation of commonly used hand sanitizer and spry in India to fight against Covid-19. Apart from alcohol, the rest part of the sanitizer and spray belongs to colors, water, preservatives therefore some medicinal plants are added to the formulation because of their antimicrobial property. The study, therefore, aims to analyze medicinal plant extract utilized in hand sanitizer and spray, its composition, and its manufacturer too. The hand sanitizer and spray were gathered from various sources and their manufacturers, the composition of medicinal plant extract was noted down.  The present study finds 63% of sanitizer and spray uses medicinal plants in their composition. Medicinal plant-based hand sanitizer and spray manufactured all over the country in which pharmaceutical, personal care, and cosmetics, herbal product-based companies and industries are the largest producer. A total of 19 medicinal plants were recorded in which Azadirachta indica and Alove barbadensis were most commonly used. The composition of hand sanitizer and spray medicinal plant extracts included around 0.15 to 0.20% of the total. The study concluded that the use of medicinal plant extract in hand sanitizer and spray is encouraging and antiviral potential medicinal plants are incorporated in the formulation. The use of Alove barbadensis also protects moisture and avoids the dehydration caused by alcohol. Therefore the study will be helpful to aware the peoples and manufacturing  industries for the use of hand sanitizer and spray based on medicinal plants.

KEYWORDS: Alove barbadensis; Azadirachta indica; Covid-19 pandemic; Hand sanitizer and spray;Herbal products; Medicinal plant extract

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