CHRİSTİANAH Y ISİMİ, LUCY B JOHN-AFRİCA, KOKONNE E EKERE, OLUBUNMİ J OLAYEMİ, OLUSOLA I AREMU, MARTİNS O EMEJE
Acta Pharmaceutica Sciencia - 2021;59(1):647-665
The plant Moringa oleifera has been reported to have various ethnomedicinal uses, of particular interest is the anti-inflammatory effect of the seed oil. In this study, suppository formulations containing Moringa seed oil (MSO) were developed for the management of inflammatory conditions of the anorectal region. The suppositories were prepared using a water soluble base, macrogol (MG) and a fatty base, dika fat (DF), obtained from Irvingia gabonensis seeds; they were evaluated for appearance, hardness, weight variation, melting point, pH, liquefaction time and in vitro release according to standard pharmacopoeia procedures. Anti-hemorroidal activity of the formulations in laboratory rats were also evaluated. Results show that all the suppositories prepared had good physicochemical properties. In vivo studies revealed that the optimized preparation containing dika fat was effective in reducing hemorrhoids induced in rats. Therefore, this study demonstrates the propensity of Moringa seed oil suppositories in the treatment of anorectal inflammatory conditions.
