Skin aging is an unavoidable aspect of human life.Premature skin aging can result from poor care,environmental pollutants,and ultraviolet radiation exposure.Wrinkles,lines,spots,uneven skin tone,and pigmentation are o...Skin aging is an unavoidable aspect of human life.Premature skin aging can result from poor care,environmental pollutants,and ultraviolet radiation exposure.Wrinkles,lines,spots,uneven skin tone,and pigmentation are often indicators of skin aging.One cannot avoid aging but cosmetics and pharmaceutical approaches can minimize and delay the damage.Topical applications of biocompatible and biodegradable vehicles have been explored for delivering anti-aging compounds.Lecithin organogel(LO)is an effective vehicle for topical delivery of many bioactive agents used in aging treatment.Lecithin is cell component isolated from soya beans or eggs and purified to show excellent gelation in non-polar solvents when combined with water.LO can form a heat-stable,resistant to microbial growth,visco-elastic,optically transparent,and non-birefringent micellar system.It serves as an organic medium to enhance dermal permeation of poorly permeable drugs by effectively partitioning into the skin.Its ability to dissolve in hydrophilic as well as in lipophilic drugs makes it a dynamic vehicle,which can be explored as a carrier for anti-aging agents.展开更多
Delonix regia(Bojer ex Hook)Raffin(Fabaceae),also known as flame of forest,is a semi-deciduous tree,distributed throughout Madagascar,India,Africa,and Northern Australia.Various parts of the plant are traditionally us...Delonix regia(Bojer ex Hook)Raffin(Fabaceae),also known as flame of forest,is a semi-deciduous tree,distributed throughout Madagascar,India,Africa,and Northern Australia.Various parts of the plant are traditionally used for the treatment of different ailments such as inflammation,rheumatism,bronchitis,diabetes,anemia,fever,gynecological disorders,and pneumonia.The plant possess antioxidant,hepatoprotective,gastroprotective,wound healing,antiarthritic,larvicidal,antimalarial,antiemetic,antibacterial,antifungal,antiinflammatory,analgesic,antidiarrhoeal,antiheamolytic,diuretic,and anthelmintic activities.This review is an up-to-date compilation on its traditional uses in context to phytochemical and pharmacological perspectives.展开更多
文摘Skin aging is an unavoidable aspect of human life.Premature skin aging can result from poor care,environmental pollutants,and ultraviolet radiation exposure.Wrinkles,lines,spots,uneven skin tone,and pigmentation are often indicators of skin aging.One cannot avoid aging but cosmetics and pharmaceutical approaches can minimize and delay the damage.Topical applications of biocompatible and biodegradable vehicles have been explored for delivering anti-aging compounds.Lecithin organogel(LO)is an effective vehicle for topical delivery of many bioactive agents used in aging treatment.Lecithin is cell component isolated from soya beans or eggs and purified to show excellent gelation in non-polar solvents when combined with water.LO can form a heat-stable,resistant to microbial growth,visco-elastic,optically transparent,and non-birefringent micellar system.It serves as an organic medium to enhance dermal permeation of poorly permeable drugs by effectively partitioning into the skin.Its ability to dissolve in hydrophilic as well as in lipophilic drugs makes it a dynamic vehicle,which can be explored as a carrier for anti-aging agents.
文摘Delonix regia(Bojer ex Hook)Raffin(Fabaceae),also known as flame of forest,is a semi-deciduous tree,distributed throughout Madagascar,India,Africa,and Northern Australia.Various parts of the plant are traditionally used for the treatment of different ailments such as inflammation,rheumatism,bronchitis,diabetes,anemia,fever,gynecological disorders,and pneumonia.The plant possess antioxidant,hepatoprotective,gastroprotective,wound healing,antiarthritic,larvicidal,antimalarial,antiemetic,antibacterial,antifungal,antiinflammatory,analgesic,antidiarrhoeal,antiheamolytic,diuretic,and anthelmintic activities.This review is an up-to-date compilation on its traditional uses in context to phytochemical and pharmacological perspectives.
