AKTIVITAS ANTIFUNGI AIR PERASAN Syzygium polyanthum TERHADAP Candida albicans

Abstract

Candida albicans is a normal flora of the respiratory tract mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, and female genitalia that it causes oral ulceration, vulvovaginitis, skin infections, nail infections, lung infections and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Salam (Syzygium polyanthum) is a plant that is widely used as a food seasoning or as an herbal medicine such as antifungi. The purpose of this study is to know antifungal activity of water juice of bay leaf (Syzygium polyanthum) on Candida albicans. This study was conducted at laboratory pharmacognosy and microbiology Academy of Pharmacy of Putra Indonesia Malang using experimental research methods. This study steps consisted of manufacture water juice of bay leaf with 100% and 50% concentration, phytochemical screening, and then tested antifungal activity for Candida albicans using method diffusion of pit. The results of this study can be concluded that water juice of bay leaf has not antifungal activity because no inhibition zone which is
indicated by the absence of clear zone around well in the petri dish. Further research is needed on antifungal activity using other extract method.