© American Journal of Ethnomedicine Herbal Ethosomes- A Novel Approach in Herbal Drug Technology (original) (raw)

2015

Abstract

Novel drug delivery system has got a vast development in the last few years. Conventional route of drug delivery present a big challenge in biopharmaceutical system of these novel systems because of their unique nature and difficulty in delivery. One of the simple and convenient approach in the delivery of the drug is through ethosomes; a novel, non invasive drug carriers that reach the deep skin layers or the blood circulation. Ethosomes are soft, malleable vesicles made for increase in delivery of the drug. These ethosomes have good penetration rate through the skin due to the presence of ethanol as penetration enhancer. Ethosomes improve drug efficiency, increase patient compliance, comfort and reduced total cost. Herbal drug technology has entered into a novel approach of developing herbal ethosomes for herbal drug delivery. Thus, the present review focuses on herbal ethosomes and their development.

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