Production of herbal toothpaste: Physical, organoleptic, phyto-compound, and antimicrobial properties.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the possibility of producing dental antimicrobial toothpaste from Allium cepa L skin chaff, Azadirachta indica A. seed, and Tetrapleura tetraptera pod extracts.

Methods

Ethanolic extracts of the three plant materials were obtained. These were subjected to phytochemical and GC-MS analyses. The different extract combinations were used for the production of various toothpaste. The toothpaste's physical, organoleptic, and antimicrobial properties were determined.

Results

From the phytochemical analysis, Allium cepa has the highest phenolic (1.20 mgGAE/g), saponin (14.80%), tannin (0.11 mg/g) and DPPH (82.80%), Tetrapleura tetraptera has the highest flavonoid (0.33 mg RE/g), and alkaloid (20.50 mg/g) while, Aza

SUBMITTER: Oluwasina OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009007 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature