EXTRACTION OF HERBAL DRUGS BY USING HYDROTROPY SOLUBLIZATION PHENOMENON

Abstract

Extraction of the herbal drugs has always been a challenging task for the researchers. In this present review, an attempt has been made to give an overview of extraction of herbal drugs by using hydrotropy solublization phenomenon. A hydrotrope is an organic substance that increases the solubility of surfactants and water insoluble phyto-constituents of herbal drugs such as esters, acids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, hydrocarbons, and fats in an aqueous solution. Hydrotropes, such as sodium alkyl benzene sulfonates and sodium butyl monoglycol sulfate, were used for the selective extraction of water insoluble phytoconstituents by cell permeabilization.