Desarrollo de una formulación de un enjuague bucal a base de Zingiber officinale

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this work is to develop a formulation of a mouthwash based on an active ingredient of natural origin such as Zingiber officinale commonly known as ginger, combined with various excipients such as humectant, foaming agent, flavoring agent, sweetener, preservative, solvent through a design. factorial of 8 tests carried out in the Pharmaceutical Technology laboratories of the UTPL, where through a series of physical, chemical, organoleptic and microbiological processes they allowed to determine the final formula of the rinse, being the M8 composed of an API (ginger extract) responsible for exerting the therapeutic action and some excipients such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium propylene glycol benzoate, glycerin, eucalyptol, menthol, sodium saccharin and water, which once the quality controls are carried out, is prolonged as it is the most stable formulation and with fewer changes during the weeks that it was tested, being suitable for human consumption either.