Development and Evaluation of Herbal Cognitive and Eye Health Gummies: A Natural Nutraceutical Approach

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Kushal Roy, Mrs. Mahalakshmi S, Dr. Kavitha P N

Abstract

 Herbal gummies are an attractive nutraceutical dosage form for delivering plant-derived ingredients intended to support eye and cognitive health. The present work describes the formulation and proposed evaluation of a semi-herbal eye and brain health gummy containing lutein, pumpkin seed extract, blueberry extract, ginkgo biloba extract, moringa powder, pectin, honey, stevia and blueberry flavour. The formulation was designed as a 50 g laboratory batch after removal of zinc citrate, sodium citrate and citric acid. Pectin was used as the gelling agent, while honey and stevia contributed sweetness and palatability. Lutein and blueberry extract were incorporated for their relevance to ocular antioxidant support, while ginkgo biloba and moringa were included as botanical components associated with cognitive and antioxidant applications. Evaluation parameters include organoleptic properties, weight variation, texture, thickness, pH, moisture content, content uniformity, dissolution, taste, microbial quality and stability. Molecular docking information adapted from the supplied reference format was included for selected phytoconstituent–target interactions, particularly lutein with VEGFR2 and ginkgolide A with MAPK14. The revised formulation requires experimental evaluation before definitive performance or safety claims can be made.

Keywords

Herbal gummies, lutein, blueberry extract, ginkgo biloba, moringa, eye health, cognitive health, nutraceutical, molecular docking.

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