Antimicrobial Activity Comparison Profile of Piper betle L., Pluchea indica L. and Citrus aurantifolia [Christm.] Swingle against Bacterial Isolates from Human Axillary Sweat with Odor Problem
Abstract: The research to
compare the antimicrobial activity profile of Piper betle L. leaf, Pluchea
indica L. leaf, and Citrus aurantifolia [Christm.] Swingle fruit against
bacteria isolated from axillary sweat of six probandus having axillary odor
problem had been done. Eight pure bacterial isolates came from this process, and
then identified with Gram stain and several biochemical reactions.
Staphylooccus aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. haemolyticus, known as bacteria
that usually present in a large amount at human axilla skin with odor problem,
were used also in this research. The tested plants were prepared with
procedures that usually used by the Indonesian people as traditional home
medicine to face the axillary odor problem. Furthermore, fucidic acid and
potassium alumunium phosphate were used as reference drugs. Antimicrobial
activity of all of the plants and the reference drugs against 11 bacteria were
studied using agar diffusion method. The results showed that liquid extracted
from Citrus aurantifolia [Christm.] Swingle. fructus had the highest
antimicrobial activity compared to the two other plants against bacteria
isolated from axillary sweat with odor problem, which was equal with the
antimicrobial activity of potassium alumunium phosphate 20% w/v solution.
Antimicrobial activity of betel leaf and beluntas leaf were equal with the
antimicrobial activity of 19.06 μg/mL of fusidic acid solution.
Keywords: betel leaf, Piper
betle L., beluntas leaf, Pluchea indica L., lime fruit, Citrus aurantifolia
[Christm.] Swingle, antimicrobial, axillary odor
Penulis: Nur Miftahurrohmah,
Syarmalina
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd130426
