A STUDY ON ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES USING ACALYPHA INDICA HERBAL EXTRACT ON COTTON SOCKS FOR HEALING
OF CRACKED FEET

Authors

  • R.SINDHU Department of Home science Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Chennai
  • Dr. Ms. SHABIYA THASEEN Assistant Professor
Textile Science and Fashion Designing, Department of Post Graduate studies And Research in Home Science

Keywords:

ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES, ACALYPHA INDICA, SHOXLET EXTRACTION

Abstract

An eco-friendly natural antimicrobial finishes has been prepared from natural  extract  for  textile  application. The natural product bio-active agents such as ACALYPHA INDICA  (KUPPAIMENI) and (ETHANOL) extract  of herbal product for antimicrobial finishes of textile substances. Herbal product from acalypha indica and ethanol has been applied to cotton socks by the method of direct application in wet condition; both extract shows the antimicrobial activity. After investigation of cotton socks of antimicrobial finish has been used by the patients cracked feet and  the results  have been observed that cracked heeling action is good on acalypha indica.

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15-04-2017

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R.SINDHU, & Dr. Ms. SHABIYA THASEEN. (2017). A STUDY ON ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES USING ACALYPHA INDICA HERBAL EXTRACT ON COTTON SOCKS FOR HEALING
OF CRACKED FEET. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 3(4). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/774

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2017): APRIL ISSUE, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH JOURNAL

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