Author(s):
Tuneer Khelker, Nurul Haque, Arvind Agrawal
Email(s):
dr.arvind02@gmail.com
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00784.3 
Address:
Tuneer Khelker1, Nurul Haque2, Arvind Agrawal3*
1Department of Botany, Govt. P.G. College, Jagdalpur
2School of Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur - 492010
3 Human Resource Development Centre, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur - 492010
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 10,
Issue - 12,
Year - 2017
ABSTRACT:
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a mutagen. To protect oneself from the effects of UV people use sunscreen creams. Herbal creams are more popular as compared to the synthetic creams. To explore the UV protection potential of Curcuma longa L. (Turmeric) and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (Orange) Petroleum ether extract is prepared in a soxhlet apparatus, by using rhizome of turmeric and peel of orange fruit. Later, the absorbance is determined by means of UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Then, Sun protection factor (SPF) is calculated using Mansur equation. Orange peel showed higher SPF as compared to Turmeric.
Cite this article:
Tuneer Khelker, Nurul Haque, Arvind Agrawal. Ultraviolet Protection potential of Curcuma longa L. and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2017; 10(12): 4282-4284. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00784.3
Cite(Electronic):
Tuneer Khelker, Nurul Haque, Arvind Agrawal. Ultraviolet Protection potential of Curcuma longa L. and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2017; 10(12): 4282-4284. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00784.3 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2017-10-12-35