Fresh root of sago (Mettroxylon sagu) traditionally has been usedas an antidiarrhea in South South Kalimantan community. However, there is no Scientific data yet to support it. The aims of this study were to investigate the antibacterial effect of the infusion of sago root on Salmonella typhi (S. Thyphi) as one of bacteria causing diarrhea in vitro and to find out its effects as antidiarrhea i…
Diarrhea disease is one of the factors that influence nutritional status. Misconstrued the one hand, diarrhea may be triggering the occurrence of malnutrition, while in others the emergence of malnutrition can cause diarrhea. Diarrhea disease remains a major health problem in Indonesia because it is still poor basic sanitary conditions, physical environment and low public behavior for clean and…