ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES TEST OF ETHANOL EXTRACTS AND VOLATILE OILS OF SOME LAMIACEAE SPECIES

• Main Author: AMALIA ULFA (NIM 10704093), MIA
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/10886
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Infection disease is still a common disease that occurs in Indonesia and many others developing country. However many microbes have became resistant to common antibiotics. Based on traditional uses especially as an antimicrobial therefore a research of antimicrobial activity from some ethanol extracts and volatile oil of Lamiaceae family plants was conducted against test microbe from bacteria and fungi group. This was conducted as an attempt to verify of the usage in traditional medication. The in vitro test of antimicrobial activity was done by agar diffusion method on paper disc against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, and Microsporum gypseum. Seven ethanol extracts were active against Escherichia coli. The biggest activity was given by extract of Mentha merdinah Back. Ex Ochse & Bakh herb. The volatile oil of Ocimum basillicum L. and Pogostemon cablin Benth. were active against five microbes, with the most potent activity was given by basil oil against Aspergillus niger and Microsporum gypseum. Antimicrobial activity of Lamiaceae family plants especially their volatile oils have been proven and have a potential to be developed.