A novel photoprotective cinnamate from eichhornia crassipes (mart.) solms and use thereof as photoprotective cosmetic products

摘要

The details of method for the isolation of a novel photoprotective compound from Eichhornia crassipes and formulation of a sunscreen lotion containing the isolated compound that provides maximum ultra violet protection ability is herein disclosed. The method comprises: (1) extracting the phytoconstituents of Eichhornia crassipes with ethyl acetate to obtain a crude extract (2) subjecting the ethyl acetate extract to flash chromatography using solvents of varying polarity (3) preparing a sunscreen lotion with photoprotective ability.