The effect of Aloe vera gel and sweet almond oil on striae gravidarum in nulliparous women

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (13) ◽  
pp. 1703-1708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Hajhashemi ◽  
Mahmoud Rafieian ◽  
Hojjat Allah Rouhi Boroujeni ◽  
Sepideh Miraj ◽  
Shadman Memarian ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-197
Author(s):  
Shraddha Mahajan ◽  
Devshree Gayakwad ◽  
Abhilasha Tiwari ◽  
G. N. Darwhekar

The main objective of present study was to prepare a herbo-mineral facial scrub. Majorly facial skin comes in direct contact of dirt, pollution, dust particles and having large number of dead cells. In order to remove the dead cells and make the skin healthy, cleaned and nourished, some facial preparations required. The prepared scrub contains various natural ingredients which are safer for use and having fewer side effects and also they possess antiseptic, anti-infective, antioxidant, anti-aging and humectant properties. The scrub was prepared by using simple mixing method using various ingredients such as poppy seeds, neem extract, tulsi extract, aloe vera gel, almond oil, mixed in carbopol 934, rest of ingredients such as glycerin, triethanolamine, preservatives and perfuming agent were also added to this preparation with homogeneous mixing. The formulated scrub was evaluated for various parameters such as physical appearance, color, texture, odor, pH, viscosity, irritability, washability, homogeneity, extrudability, spreadability and found fruitful results for all the parameter tested. Thus the prepared formulation can be used effectively as it shows good scrubbing properties and it can be used to make a healthy, clean and glowing skin. Keywords: Facial scrub, antiseptic, anti-aging, herbal, poppy seeds etc.


Author(s):  
Eman Tharwat Mohamed ◽  
Nawal Ebeid Hanna ◽  
Dalia Salah El-Deen ◽  
Soad Hanna Tadros ◽  
Noha Yehia Ibrahim

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonette Wallis ◽  
Maides Malan ◽  
Chrisna Gouws ◽  
Dewald Steyn ◽  
Suria Ellis ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Elizca Pretorius ◽  
Clarissa Willers ◽  
Josias H. Hamman ◽  
Johan D. Steyn

Background: The oral administration route is still the most preferred by patients for drug treatment, but is unfortunately not suitable for all drug compounds. For example, protein and peptide drugs (e.g. insulin) are typically administered via injection seeing as they are unstable in the gastrointestinal luminal environment and have poor membrane permeation properties. To overcome this problem, functional excipients such as drug absorption enhancers can be co-administered. Although Aloe vera gel has the ability to improve the permeation of drugs across the intestinal epithelium, its drug permeation enhancing effect has not been investigated in the different regions of the gastrointestinal tract yet. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the insulin permeation enhancing effects of A. vera gel material across excised pig intestinal tissues from different regions of the gastrointestinal tract and to identify the gastrointestinal region where the highest insulin permeation enhancement was achieved. : Insulin transport across excised pig intestinal tissues from the duodenum, proximal jejunum, medial jejunum, distal jejunum, ileum and colon was measured in the absence and presence of A. vera gel (0.5% w/v) using both the Sweetana-Grass diffusion chamber and everted sac techniques. Results: The insulin permeation results obtained from both ex vivo techniques showed varied permeation enhancing effects of A. vera gel as a function of the different regions of the gastrointestinal tract. The colon was identified as the gastrointestinal region where A. vera gel was the most effective in terms of insulin permeation enhancement in the Sweetana-Grass diffusion chamber technique with a Papp value of 5.50 x 10-7 cm.s-1, whereas the ileum was the region where the highest permeation enhancement occurred in the everted sac technique with a Papp value of 5.45 x 10-7 cm.s-1. Conclusion: The gastrointestinal permeation enhancing effects of A. vera gel on insulin is region specific with the highest effect observed in the ileum and colon.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 100017
Author(s):  
M. Vasudha ◽  
Devaraja Gayathri ◽  
Soundarya S Gurum ◽  
MR Kavya ◽  
HP Nagaswarupa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  

2021 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 108459
Author(s):  
S. Pavithra ◽  
A. Priya ◽  
M. Jayachandran ◽  
T. Vijayakumar ◽  
T. Maiyalagan ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Pandey ◽  
ShubhiniA Saraf ◽  
Smriti Ojha ◽  
Kanchan Sonker
Keyword(s):  

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (06) ◽  
pp. 1037-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Y. Pérez ◽  
Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer ◽  
Alejandro Zamilpa ◽  
Marcelino Hernández-Valencia ◽  
Francisco J. Alarcón-Aguilar ◽  
...  

Insulin resistance, which precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is a widespread pathology associated with the metabolic syndrome, myocardial ischemia, and hypertension. Finding an adequate treatment for this pathology is an important goal in medicine. The purpose of the present research was to investigate the effect of an extract from Aloe vera gel containing a high concentration of polyphenols on experimentally induced insulin resistance in mice. A polyphenol-rich Aloe vera extract (350 mg/kg) with known concentrations of aloin (181.7 mg/g) and aloe-emodin (3.6 mg/g) was administered orally for a period of 4 weeks to insulin resistant ICR mice. Pioglitazone (50 mg/kg) and bi-distilled water were used as positive and negative controls respectively. Body weight, food intake, and plasma concentrations of insulin and glucose were measured and insulin tolerance tests were performed. The insulin resistance value was calculated using the homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) formula. Results showed that the polyphenol-rich extract from Aloe vera was able to decrease significantly both body weight ( p < 0.008) and blood glucose levels ( p < 0.005) and to protect animals against unfavorable results on HOMA-IR, which was observed in the negative control group. The highest glucose levels during the insulin tolerance curve test were in the negative control group when compared to the Aloe vera extract and pioglitazone treated mice ( p < 0.05). In conclusion, Aloe vera gel could be effective for the control of insulin resistance.


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