The Cosmetic Potential of The Medicinal Halophyte Tamarix Gallica L. (Tamaricaceae) Growing in The Eastern Part of Algeria: Photoprotective and Antioxidant Activities

Title:The Cosmetic Potential of The Medicinal Halophyte Tamarix Gallica L. (Tamaricaceae) Growing in The Eastern Part of Algeria: Photoprotective and Antioxidant Activities

Volume: 24 Issue: 10

Author(s): Mostefa Lefahal, El-Hani Makhloufi, Warda Trifa, Radia Ayad, Mohamed El Hattab, Merzoug Benahmed, Merve Keskin* Salah Akkal

Affiliation:

• Vocational School of Health Services, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik,Turkey

Keywords: Sun protection factor, photoprotective activity, Tamaricaceae, chemical analysis, spectroscopy, statistics.

Abstract:

Aim and Objective: Currently, the use of ingredients from natural sources has gained great attention in the cosmetic field, especially for the development of new photoprotective formulations. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the cosmetic potential of the crude methanol extract and the ethyl acetate fraction of the medicinal halophyte Tamarix gallica L. (Tg) growing in the area of Tebessa in the eastern part of Algeria, by assessing their phenolic and flavonoid contents, photoprotective and antioxidant activities.

Methods: The research approach consisted of determining phenolic and flavonoid contents of aerial parts via Folin-Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride methods, respectively. The antioxidant activity was measured through two in vitro methods, DPPH radical scavenging activity and total antioxidant capacity test (TAC). The in vitro photoprotective effect was evaluated according to the parameter SPF (Sun Protection Factor) by using the UV spectroscopic method in the UV-B region (290-320 nm).

Results: The methanol extract (Tg-MeOH) and ethyl acetate (Tg-EtOAc) fraction showed good antioxidant activity with IC₅₀ values of 14.05±0.66, 27.58±1.98 μg/mL respectively in the DPPH test. Furthermore, both extracts displayed strong total antioxidant capacity (287.01±7.85, 246.7±1.12 mg AAE/g, respectively) in the TAC test. Both extracts exhibited high photoprotective activity, with sun protection factor (SPF) values 37.03±0.22 and 36.08±0.03. The antioxidant and photoprotective activities of these extracts were probably related to polyphenols content (190.27±0.74 mg AGE /g and 121.77±1.29 mg AGE /g, respectively) and flavonoids (78.75±0.06 mg QE /g and 58.67±1.19mg/g).

Conclusion: Our findings show that extracts of Tamarix gallica L. could be a promising source to be mixed as a natural sunscreen and antioxidant agents into photoprotective cosmetic formulations.

Cite this article as:

Lefahal Mostefa , Makhloufi El-Hani , Trifa Warda , Ayad Radia , El Hattab Mohamed , Benahmed Merzoug , Keskin Merve *, Akkal Salah , The Cosmetic Potential of The Medicinal Halophyte Tamarix Gallica L. (Tamaricaceae) Growing in The Eastern Part of Algeria: Photoprotective and Antioxidant Activities, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2021; 24 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207323666201204141541

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207323666201204141541	Print ISSN 1386-2073
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-5402