2012
DOI: 10.7439/ijpp.v2i3.501
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Photoprotective Antioxidant Phytochemicals

Abstract: Many ayurvedic natural products have properties to rejuvenate and protect the skin from environmental pollution, chemicals, atmospheric temperature fluctuation, UVA and UVB radiation, wrinkling, hyperpigmentation (excessive tanning) and inflammation. The present review focuses on properties and mechanism of action of photoprotective antioxidant phytoconstituents obtained from ayurvedic plants such as flavonoids, carotenoids, phenolics which can be useful in development of effective photoprotective herbal cosme… Show more

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“…Grapes (Vitis vinifera L) have 60-70% polyphenols [2]. Almost all polyphenols from nature are pigments usually yellow, purple or red, which are capable of absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Grapes (Vitis vinifera L) have 60-70% polyphenols [2]. Almost all polyphenols from nature are pigments usually yellow, purple or red, which are capable of absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other side, UV-B radiation is more genotoxic but less penetrating the skin than UV-A exerting its effects in epidermal skin layer inducing erythema, skin darkening, sunburns etc. [3], [5], [6]. More than 95 % of UV light reaching the Earth surface consists of UV-A rays (so called aging rays) [4], [7]- [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The primary objective of zero-order release is to up-hold constant drug concentration in blood for a prolonged period of time. Microspheres have played a vital role in the development of controlled/sustained release drug delivery systems [7][8]. Microspheres have been of particular interest from the pharmaceutical point of view providing the possibility to achieve sustained and controlled drug release.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%