EFEKTIVITAS KOMBINASI EKSTRAK DAUN SIRIH MERAH (Piper Crocatum) DAN EKSTRAK BIJI ALPUKAT (Persea americana) DALAM MENGHAMBAT PERTUMBUHAN Candida albicans
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Candida albicans merupakan salah satu mikrooganisme penyebab infeksi kandidiasis. Daun sirih merah (Piper crocatum) dan biji alpukat (Persea americana) telah diteliti dapat menghambat pertumbuhan Candida albicans. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas kombinasi daun sirih merah (Piper crocatum) dan ekstrak biji alpukat (Persea americana) dalam menghambat pertumbuhan Candida albicans. Penelitian bersifat eksperimental laboratorium (true experiment) dengan pendekatan post test control group design only. Daun sirih merah dan biji alpukat diekstraksi secara maserasi menggunakan pelarut etanol. Pada masing-masing ekstrak etanol dilakukan uji pendahuluan untuk mengetahui konsentrasi optimum ektrak dalam memnghambat pertumbuhan C. albicans. Daya Hambat pertumbuhan C. albicans diuji menggunakan metode difusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstraks daun sirih merah dan biji alpukat masing-masing memiliki daya hambat terbesar pada konsentrasi 10%. Kombinasi ekstrak daun sirih merah dan ekstrak biji alpukat memiliki daya hambat yang signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan Candida albicans dibandingakan kontrol negatif, kontrol positif dan ekstrak daun sirih merah. Dengan demikian kombinasi ekstrak daun sirih dan biji aplukat etanol berpotensi sebagai antifungi dalam menghambat pertumbuhan C. albicans sehingga diharapkan bisa mengurangi prevalensi kandidiasis.
Kata Kunci : daun sirih merah, biji alpukat, Candida albicans,
Abstract
Candida albicans is one of the microbialism that causes candidiasis infection. Red betel leaf (Piper crocatum) and avocado seed (Persea americana) have been studied to inhibit the growth of C. albicans. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of red betel leaf (Piper crocatum) and avocado seed extract (Persea americana) combination in inhibiting the growth of C. albicans. Research is experimental laboratory (true experiment) with post test approach control group design only. Red betel leaf and avocado seeds are extracted by maceration using ethanol solvent. In each ethanol extract, a preliminary test was performed to find out the optimum concentration of extract in inhibiting the growth of C. albicans. C. albicans growth retardant was tested using diffusion method. The results showed that the extract of red betel leaf and avocado seeds each had the greatest inhibitory concentration at 10%. The combination of red betel leaf extract and avocado seed extract have significant inhibitory effect on C. albicans growth compared to negative control, positive control and red betel leaf extract. Thus, the combination of betel leaf extract and ethanol seed has the potential as an antifungal in inhibiting the growth of C. albicans so it is expected to reduce the prevalence of candidiasis.
Keywords: red betel leaf, avocado seed, Candida albicans,
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