Betel leaf essential oil lotion has been known to have insect repellent properties. A lotion was made based on a pharmaceutical formula from a monograph where patchouli leaf essential oil was added. A lotion preparation was intended to enhance adherence of the formula on the surface of the skin. The purpose of this study was to compare protection percentage of lotion with patchouli oil and with…
Daun Sirih (Piper betle L.) merupakan tanaman yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan baku repelan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui potensi minyak atsiri dari daun sirih dengan penambahan minyak nilam sebagai repelan. Penelitian eksperimental dengan rancangan post test only control group design dilakukan tahun 2013, menggunakan sampel nyamuk Ae. aegypti betina lapar darah. Konsentrasi …
Mosquito’s saliva is the main fundamental elements in the acquisition of human blood by mosquito, mosquito’s saliva inhibit blood hemostatic response, the influx of saliva also may stimulate the mechanism for effector formation of the host, also in this process we may find some microorganism transmission. By knowing on how the components of mosquito’s saliva process in stimulating our imm…
Kecepatan peningkatan kasus infeksi virus Dengue di Kota Sukabumi melebihi wilayah lain di Jawa Barat. Kasus DBD di Kota Sukabumi tahun 2012 mengalami peningkatan sebesar 80% dari tahun sebelumnya. Melihat kondisi tersebut maka dilakukan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pola distribusi kasus DBD di Kota Sukabumi tahun 2012. Sampel penelitian adalah penderita DBD di Kota Sukabumi dari bulan Janua…
Background: Aedes aegyptiis a mosquito is one of the vectors for dengue. One method of preventing dengue is to use bio insecticides from plants. A plant that is often used as a mosquito repellent is Zodia (Evodia suaveolens scheff) and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis l.). Some studies have modified the dosage of bio insecticides to achieve more durable repellent, including developing a gel for…
Dengue vector control is mostly done by using plant-based insecticides. lnsecticides from the vegetable and fruit extracts of the leaves of plants that contain compounds alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, and polyphenols can be used as an alternative to naturally control Ae. aegypti. The purpose of th is study was to determine the effectiveness of the B. vulgaris L extract…
Tanjung or Mimusops elengi is one of a tree that has many therapeutic effects and has been widely studied as an alternative drug like anti-inflammatory agent, diarrhea, and asthma. This study tested the larvicidal ability of Tanjung bark extract for larvae of Aedes aegypti. The solvent that will be used for Mimusops elengi stem extraction in this research is semi-polar and non-polar solvent, wh…