Desing of Peamus boldus M. tablets using a novel dry plant extract for direct compression

SANTIAGO PALMA,; CLAUDIA LUJAN,; MANUEL LLABOT, JUAN; RUBEN MANZO,; GLORIA BARBOZA,; DANIEL ALBERTO ALLEMANDI

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Elsevier

Año: 2002 vol. 233 p. 191 - 191

0378-5173

span lang="en" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">A solid pharmaceutical dosage formulation using a novel dry plant extract of Peumus boldus MOL. (Monimiaceae) (Pb) is proposed. The botanical evaluation of plant material, through morphological and anatomical diagnosis, is presented. This evaluation permits to identify the herb to be used correctly. The analysis of the most extractive solvent mixture and the attainment of plant extract (fluid and dry) are reported. Several formulations (tablets) containing a novel dry plant extract of Pb and common excipients for direct compression are evaluated. The following formulation: dry plant extract of Pb (170 mg), Avicel PH101 (112 mg), Lactose CD (112) and magnesium stearate (6 mg), compressed at 1000 mPa, sho