Dr. B Parimaladevi, R Muthulakshmi, Hariharan S, Asaithambi R, Bhavadharani SV, Parameswari P and Meena A

Developing countries like India, rely on medicinal plants for various ailments. India is known for rich heritage of medicinal plants and its usage of herbals to treat disease conditions mentioned in a traditional literature and the system like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani practiced by our ancestors. Now, there is a great demand for the herbs due to the emergence of numerable diseases based on lifestyle and many factors. Medicinal plants can be utilized by a common man to the rich people, in the form of herbs (home), kitchen herbs and as Nutraceuticals. Based on the therapeutic values of herbs, we attempted for the herbal face mask which will provide significant protection against organisms like Streptococcus aureus, E. coli & Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger. In this work, we have taken leaves of medicinal plants Coleus amboinicus & Melia azedarach.

DOI: 10.22271/phyto.2024.v13.i2d.14904

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