Open AccessAntimicrobial activity of moringa leaf (Moringa oleifera L.) extract against the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis
Author(s) -
Ervianingsih,
Muhammad Mursyid,
Rahmi Annisa,
Ibrahim S. Zahran,
Jumriah Langkong,
I Kamaruddin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/343/1/012145
Subject(s) - moringa , staphylococcus epidermidis , antimicrobial , christian ministry , traditional medicine , agar diffusion test , staphylococcus aureus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , bacteria , medicine , philosophy , theology , genetics
The study was aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of Moringa oleifera L. leaf extract againts the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis. This study was conducted at the Microbiology Laboratory of the Department of Pharmacy, Ministry of Health Polytechnic Makassar, South Sulawesi. Three different concentrations of Moringa leaf extract were used, namely 2% b/v, 4% b/v and 8% b/v which were tested on S. epidermidis bacteria using the paper disk diffusion method. The results showed that Moringa oleifera L. extract could inhibit the growth of S. epidermidis by showing the inhibition zone around the extract. The biggest inhibition zone at a concentration of 8% b/v was 14 mm, for a concentration of 4% b/v was 10.8 mm and the smallest zone at a concentration of 2% b/v was 9.3 mm.