02362nas a2200277 4500008004100000245011600041210006900157260001800226300001400244490000700258520153900265653001801804653001401822653001701836653002101853653003001874100001601904700001801920700001801938700002201956700001901978700001401997700001502011700001802026856004002044 2020 eng d00aPharmacological Screening of Anti Lice and Antidandruff Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Leaves of Datura metel0 aPharmacological Screening of Anti Lice and Antidandruff Activity cNovember 2020 a1653-16570 v123 a

It should be noticed that there is no drugs is available to treat lice and dandruff both are very great public health concern. So it is necessary to screen a drug especially of herbal origin to treat the both head lice and dandruff without affecting eyes. In the present study, Datura metel leaf extracts was evaluated for their insecticidal properties using head lice as an insect model. The study was conducted from November 2019 to March 2020. Plant sample (leaf) of Datura metel was collected from anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India in November 2019. The various concentration of ethanolic extract of leaves of Datura metel was prepared by using distilled water. 20%, 40%, 60% were used. A colony of P.humanus capitis was collected by combing the hair of 20-25 infected children at the age group of 10-15. Head lice were reared in the glass vessels covered with nylon mesh containing tufts of hairs. The hair tufts was impregnated with appropriate doses for the screening. Pure culture of M.furfur (MTCC: 1374) was obtained from institute of Microbial type of culture collection, Chandigarh, India. The culture was maintained in SDA medium. The current study afford scientific basis for the ethnomedical use of this plant as antilice application. It is concluded that it can be optimistic that the present work proved Datura metel of dual therapeutic advantage to be a potential phytochemical target in the design of a drug for the treatment of both lice and dandruff.

10aAnti dandruff10aAnti lice10aDatura metel10aEthnomedical use10aPharmacological screening1 aV, Sreedhar1 aMastanaiah, J1 aChakrapani, B1 aNarayana, Venkata1 aBabu, Nagendra1 aSushma, M1 aSree, Usha1 aSree, Krishna uhttps://www.phcogj.com/article/1317