<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arnab Bera</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nilanjana Banerjee</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Physicochemical and antistaphylococcal evaluation of two herbal  ointments from Mikania micrantha Kunth and Tridax procumbens Linn</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Herbal ointment</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mikania micrantha</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Skin disease</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tridax procumbens</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1042-1046</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectves:&lt;/strong&gt; This present work was carried out to formulate and evaluate herbal ointments using Mikania micrantha and Tridax procumbens. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The extracts were prepared using maceration technique. A simple ointment base was prepared using white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin. The extracts were incorporated into the ointment base following levigation method. The amount of extract to be incorporated into the ointment base was determined according to their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against &lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus &lt;/em&gt;MTCC 87. The formulated ointments were evaluated for several physicochemical characteristics like colour, odour, homogeneity, washability, spredability, irritation potential etc. Antistaphylococcal assay was conducted using well diffusion method. Ointment base containing white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin was used as negative control and Supragent containing Gentamicin sulphate was used as a positive control. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The formulated ointments showed satisfactory results for tested physicochemical parameters. Both ointments showed moderate antistaphylococcal activity with reference to the activity showed by Supragent. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The results of this study indicate that the formulated ointments can be incorporated into India’s medicine system for treating &lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; induced skin ailments in future.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1042</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arnab Bera&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; and Nilanjana Banerjee&lt;sup&gt;2,*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Botany, Ramnagar College, Depal – 721453, INDIA&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore – 721102, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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