Correspondence Address:
Dr. Priyanka Jaipalsingh Bandwal Associate Prof. Rasashastra & bhaisajyakalpana Dept. Y. C. A. Med. Clg Aurangabad. Email- pbandwal@gmail.com , Mobile no: - 9405417025
Date of Acceptance: 2025-12-12
Date of Publication:2026-01-03
Article-ID:IJIM_498_01_26 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nill
Conflict of Interest: Non declared
How To Cite This Article: Bandwal P., Varthi J., Ali Abbas B. Phytosomes - An Advanced Herbal Drug Delivery System. Int J Ind Med 2025;6(12):103-109 DOI: http://doi.org/10.55552/IJIM.2025.61216
Herbal drugs have high polarity and poor lipophilicity; the active contents are poorly absorbed resulting in poor bioavailability. To overcome this problem “Phytosomes” are used. The term ‘phyto’ means plant while ‘some’ means cell-like.Phytosomes are advanced forms of herbal product that are better absorbed, utilized and produce better results than conventional herbal extracts. Based upon absorption only, dosage level of phytosomes is close to dosage recommended for corresponding standardized herbal extracts. Phytosomes contain hydrophilic bioactive phytoconstituents of herbs surround and exhibit better pharmacokinetic and pharmacodyanamic profile than conventional herbal extracts and thus, prevents destruction by digestive secretions and gut bacteria. This process has been applied to herbal extracts like turmeric (Haridra), grape seed (Draksha), Green tea etc. This system is mainly used to deliver systemic antioxidant (flavanoid and terpenoid component) and used to treat disease like blood pressure, liver disease, cancer, skin disease and to protect brain lining. This review describes newer technique of drug delivery.
Keywords: Phytosomes, Bioavailability, Phospholipids, Phytoconstituents.
