Potential Antibacterial Plants in The Qur^an: Domestic Fig Fruit (Ficus carica L.) against Bacteria Causes of Diabetic Wound Infections
Lanny Mulqie1,a), Siti Hazar2,b), Ratu Choesrina3,c), Aghnia Nurzahra4), Nabila Nur Latifa5)

UNISBA

Abstract

Diabetic wound infection on the feet is one of the problems suffered by most people with diabetes mellitus. Bacteria that can cause infection in diabetic wounds are Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The use of antibiotics derived from nature can be an alternative to overcome the problem of antibiotic resistance. One of the plants that have been widely cultivated in Indonesia is the fig plant (Ficus carica L.). This study was conducted to determine the antibacterial potential of ethanolic extract of figs that domesticated in Indonesia against bacteria that cause diabetic wounds (Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Potential antibacterial measured by agar diffusion method and to determine the class of compounds contained in the ethanol extract figs. Result of this research are the ethanolic extract of fig fruit has activity against the two test bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). The ethanol extract of figs contains a class of alkaloid compounds, flavonoids, saponins, anthraquinones, polyphenols, steroids as well as monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes.

Keywords: Ethanolic extract, fig fruit, agar diffusion method

Topic: Biomedical Engineering