Formulation and evaluation of herbal syrup of Indian mulberry (Noni)

Abstract

 is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee belonging to the family, Rubiaceae. Its native range extends through Southeast Asia and Australasia, and become spread through the Pacific by Polynesian sailors. The species is now cultivated all through the tropics and widely naturalized. Among a few one hundred names for the fruit throughout special areas different areas are the more common English names are morinda, Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, and cheese fruit. Indian Mulberry has various pharmacological properties such as anticancer, antidiabetic, antistress, antioxidant, anxiolytic, immunomodulatory, cholesterol lowering, lipid lowering, nephroprotective, hepatoprotective and anti-cancer plant which help in maintaining body strength and curing cancer causing germ cells by eradicating them. The syrup is most used and a popular dosage form. It has many applications and many of the treatments are based on the usage of syrup for patients’ compliance at every age. The herbal syrup was formulated using extract of Indian Mulberry or Noni as the main ingredient along with invert sugar base. Indian Mulberry or Noni has been used in the treatment of cancer because of many stresses condition and other oxidative reaction in body the free radical is generated by using these, syrup the condition is overcome. Formulation at laboratory scale was done of herbal syrup and evaluated for number of parameters such as PH, viscosity, density, stability testing during evaluation formulation found to be stable and ready formulas viz. F1, F2, F3 and F4 were prepared with variation in the amount of ingredients such as alcohol, sugar and a final amount of syrup. All formulations were prepared according to parameters such as density, specific gravity, pH, organoleptic properties. Results show that Herbal Syrup Formula 4 (F4) is more stable than other forms.