Daun Sirih (Piper betle L.) merupakan tanaman yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan baku repelan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui potensi minyak atsiri dari daun sirih dengan penambahan minyak nilam sebagai repelan. Penelitian eksperimental dengan rancangan post test only control group design dilakukan tahun 2013, menggunakan sampel nyamuk Ae. aegypti betina lapar darah. Konsentrasi …
Mangosteen peel extract is now widely used as an alternative treatment by society as an anti-oxidant without knowing the side effects. Consumption Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is used as a flavor enhancer in the food can cause various side effects due to formation of free radicals in the body such as liver dysfunction. This study was aimed to investigate the Ethanol Extract Skin Mangosteen (…
Soursop is a potential source of antioxidant due to high vitamin C and poliphenol content. Antioxidant activity of three different preparations i.e. fruit juice, 96% ethanol extract, and ethyl acetate extract. The antiocdidant were measured by using 1.1-diphenyl-2 pycrihidrazyl (DPPH) radical solution. In addition, vitamin C and polyphenol content of each preparation were also measured. Polyphe…
Emergence of drug resistance in a fungal infection therapy had driven the need for a search of a new therapeutic agent. Traditional approach is now being marked by most people to combat this resistance problem. Plants can acts as a source of antimicrobial agents. Eclipta alba,L. Hassk leaves has been traditionally used to cure skin illnesses caused by fungal infection. The aim of this study…
Annona muricata Linn. or soursop containts acetogenin which can induce apoptotic in in vitro assay and has cytotoxic effect. The study has been done to examine the soursop leaves extract's potency in in vivo assay to suppress tumor development by 7,12- dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) induced. The induction process has been done twice a week for five weeks to white rat, Sprague Dawley’s s…
Cancer is one of the non-communicable diseases that has become a health problem in the world, including in Indonesia. Data World Health Organization (WHO) data in 2010 showed that cancer is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease. Mean while, result at Basic Health Research Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) 2007 showed that cancer ranks sixth in the leading cause of d…