www.iajpr.com Page1526 Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2014 ISSN NO: 2231-6876 Journal home page: http://www.iajpr.com/index.php/en/ INDO AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL FORMULATION OF SOME TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR HAIR GROWTH PROMOTING ACTIVITY Sneha Anarthe*, Bhavanam Jaya Sandeep Reddy, Mane Pradeep Uttam, M. Ganga Raju Department of Pharmacognosy, Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, affiliated to Osmania University, Bachupally, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Corresponding author Dr. Sneha J. Anarthe, Department of Pharmacognosy, Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, Bachupally, Hyderabad, India Pin code- 500 090 Cell no. 09000796196. sneha.pharma@yahoo.co.in Copy right © 2014 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Indo American journal of Pharmaceutical Research, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history Received 30/01/2014 Available online 30/03/2014 Keywords Trigonella Foenumgraecum (5% W/W), Vitex Negundo (5% W/W), Lawsonia Inermis (5% W/W), Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis (5% W/W). Hair growth problems can affect human physical and mental health, and are of particular relevance during the aging process. Present study was undertaken to examine the efficacy of polyherbal formulation prepared from methanolic extract of Emblica officinalis (5% w/w), Trigonella foenumgraecum (5% w/w), Vitex negundo (5% w/w), Lawsonia inermis (5% w/w), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (5% w/w), Bacopa monnieri (5% w/w), Nordostachys jatamansi (5% w/w), Eclipta alba (5% w/w) and combination of Trigonella foenumgraecum, Nordostachys jatamansi, Vitex negundo (5% w/w) in hydrophilic USP base for its potential role on hair growth. The prepared extracts were incorporated into ointment base and applied topically on shaved skin of Wistar albino rats for 30 days. After 30 days, 25 hairs were picked and hair length was measured. Significant hair growth was observed for mixed extract as compared to single extracts of Emblica officinalis, Trigonella foenumgraecum, Vitex negundo, Lawsonia inermis, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Bacopa monnieria, Nordostachys jatamansi and Eclipta alba when compared with Neuzen hair oil as standard. Please cite this article in press as Dr. Sneha J. Anarthe, et al. Evaluation of Polyherbal Formulation of Some Traditional Medicinal Plants for Hair Growth Promoting Activity. Indo American Journal of Pharm Research.2014:4(03).