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Malabathricum L.) Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Streptococcus Mutans
Malabathricum L.) Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Streptococcus Mutans
ABSTRACT
Senduduk plant is one plant that is often used as traditional medicine. This plant as a
medicine for fever, pain relievers, diarrhea, mouth sores and chickenpox. In addition senduduk leaf
decoction is also often used as a gargle for sore tooth. Tooth decay is caused by bacteria one of
which is Streptococcus mutans. S. mutans growth must be inhibited so as not to be pathogenic to
the administration of antibacterial material. Senduduk leaf can use as toothache medicine is
considered more effective but there is no exact data about their ability senduduk leaf extract in
inhibiting the growth of bacteria S. mutans. This research aims to determine the inhibition of
senduduk leaf extract (Melastoma malabathricum L.) on the growth of S. mutans bacteria. This
research was conducted on January 2017 in Padang State University Laboratory. This study was
an experimental metode using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 6 treatments
and 3 replications. The treatment in this research using senduduk leaf extract with several different
concentrations, positive control while using Listerin. The data is processed by the Analysis Of
Variance (ANOVA). The results showed that the extracts senduduk leaf has the ability to inhibit
the growth of bacteria S. mutans with an average diameter at concentrations of 5%, 10%, 15%,
20%, 25% are 8.81 mm, 9.48 mm, 9, 03 mm, 10.26 mm, 9.5 mm and 10.4 mm on listerin as
positive control, the most effective concentration found in 20%. Based on these results we can
conclude senduduk leaf extract is one of the alternative materials that can be used to inhibit the
growth of bacteria S. mutans with the most effective concentration was 20%.