The Inhibition Test of Red Betel Leaves (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav) Extract Against the Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhi

Evi Kurniawaty, Herina Azzahra, Intanri Kurniati, Waluyo Rudiyanto, Aristianto Husin, Silvia Andriani

2023

Abstract

Infectious diseases are still a health problem in the world, both in developed and developing countries. Infectious disease is a disease caused by pathogenic microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi) and is the main cause of high morbidity and mortality rates. Respiratory tract infections and typhoid fever caused by bacteria are still the most common health problems. Pneumonia is an infection or acute inflammation of the lung tissue caused by various Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial microorganisms, exposure to chemicals or physical damage to the lungs. Meanwhile, typhoid fever is a type of infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella Enterica, especially the Salmonella Typhi derivative. The high level of resistance to antimicrobials, which currently still causes chronic infections in humans, has led to the idea that medical personnel must be more careful in using and finding the right antibiotics. One of the potential medicinal plants that is known empirically to have properties for curing various diseases is red betel leaf (Piper crocatum ruiz and Pav.). This study aims to prove that red betel leaves has an inhibitory effect against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhi. This study used an experimental method. The technique used to measure antibiotic activity is the method of well diffusion and continued by Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that extract of red betel leaf can inhibit the growth of Salmonella typhi at concentrations 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50% and the most effective is 50% concentration. There is no result on Streptococcus pneumonia. Red betel leaves (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav.) have an inhibitory power against Salmonella typhi but does not have an inhibitory effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kurniawaty E., Azzahra H., Kurniati I., Rudiyanto W., Husin A. and Andriani S. (2023). The Inhibition Test of Red Betel Leaves (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav) Extract Against the Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhi. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Science and Health - Volume 1: ICOMESH; ISBN 978-989-758-740-5, SciTePress, pages 329-334. DOI: 10.5220/0013671900003873

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icomesh23,
author={Evi Kurniawaty and Herina Azzahra and Intanri Kurniati and Waluyo Rudiyanto and Aristianto Husin and Silvia Andriani},
title={The Inhibition Test of Red Betel Leaves (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav) Extract Against the Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhi},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Science and Health - Volume 1: ICOMESH},
year={2023},
pages={329-334},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013671900003873},
isbn={978-989-758-740-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Science and Health - Volume 1: ICOMESH
TI - The Inhibition Test of Red Betel Leaves (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav) Extract Against the Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhi
SN - 978-989-758-740-5
AU - Kurniawaty E.
AU - Azzahra H.
AU - Kurniati I.
AU - Rudiyanto W.
AU - Husin A.
AU - Andriani S.
PY - 2023
SP - 329
EP - 334
DO - 10.5220/0013671900003873
PB - SciTePress