• Sreethu K Sreedharan
• Nimisha Krishnan
• Neema George
• Mridula K
• Mohamed Afsal V C

A common problem that occurs due to on-going exposure to UV rays is photo aging. Minimal ultraviolet radiation is considered beneficial to human health, however, prevalence of various diseases is associated with solar UV radiation and has been alarmingly increasing Such damages include skin cancers, sunburns, cataracts and accelerated skin aging. The use of antioxidants is an effective approach to prevent symptoms related to photo-induced aging of the skin. Averrhoa bilimbi L. has strong antioxidant activity, and can scavenge a variety of free radical. The main objective of the present study was to formulate and evaluate the herbal cream containing Averrhoa bilimbi L. including stability studies. Aqueous and alcoholic extracts were used for comparison of activity and it showed that alcoholic extract has more activity compared to aqueous one. Stability studies were performed for a period of two months and there was no significant variation in the properties of prepared herbal antioxidant cream.

Averrhoa bilimbi L. Antioxidant activity, DPPH, Stability

"COMPARATIVE ANTI-OXIDANT STUDY OF FRUITS AND LEAVES OF AVERRHOA BILIMBI L. AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTI-OXIDANT CREAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.375-379, May-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005056.pdf

"COMPARATIVE ANTI-OXIDANT STUDY OF FRUITS AND LEAVES OF AVERRHOA BILIMBI L. AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTI-OXIDANT CREAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no. pp375-379, May-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005056.pdf