Acta Pharmaciae Indonesia : Acta Pharm Indo
Vol 10 No 1 (2022): Acta Pharmaciae Indonesia : Acta Pharm Indo

Antibacterial activity of Cassia alata stems ethanol extract against Staphylococcus aureus

Ahmad Mahdi Mar'ie (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan)
Irfan Zamzani (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan)
Siti Nashihah (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2022

Abstract

Background: Cassia alata leaves, also known as petai cina or gelinggang in Indonesia, are commonly used to treat skin ailments. Objective: The purpose of this study is to test whether stem of C. alata has antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Methods: C. alata stems were extracted using an ultrasound-assisted extraction method. For antibacterial activity, disc diffusion was used with extract concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. Results: The inhibition zones of the ethanol extract of C. alata stems at 25%, 50%, and 75% concentrations were 17.6 mm, 21 mm, and 22.6 mm, respectively, with the highest inhibition zone at 100% concentration at 25 mm. Conclusion: The ethanolic extract of C. alata stems has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

api

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Journal of Acta Pharmaciae Indonesia is a journal published twice a year by Pharmacy Department, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto with the Number of ISSN 2337-8433 and E-ISSN 2621-4520. Our journal discusses various pharmaceutical fields in terms of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical ...