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Table 1 Composition of formulated toothpaste

From: Antimicrobial potential of toothpaste formulated from extracts of Syzygium aromaticum, Dennettia tripetala and Jatropha curcas latex against some oral pathogenic microorganisms

Ingredient (g)

Composition

DenSyzJat

DenSyz

SyzJat

DenJat

Syz

Den

Jat

Negative control

Syzygium aromaticum

0.75

0.75

0.75

–

0.75

–

–

–

Dennettia tripetala

0.50

0.50

–

0.50

–

0.50

 

–

Jatropha curcas latex

5.00

–

5.00

5.00

–

–

5.00

–

10% CMC (w/w) in solution of 5% sorbitol

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

Calcium carbonate

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

Glycerine

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

Distilled water

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

  1. The active ingredients contained in each of the paste are given as follows
  2. DenSyzJat-(Triarotex)—Dennettia tripetala, Syzygium aromaticum, and Jatropha curcas latex
  3. DenSyz-(Triaro)—Dennettia tripetala and Syzygium aromaticum as the active ingredients
  4. SyzJat(Arotex)—Syzygium aromaticum and Jatropha curcas latex as active ingredients
  5. DenJat-(Tritex)—Dennettia tripetala and Jatropha curcas latex
  6. Syz-(Aro)—Syzygium aromaticum mixture
  7. Den-(Tri)—Dennettia tripetala
  8. Jat-(Tex)—Jatropha curcas latex
  9. Negative control—without plant extracts material