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Eucalyptus Prospects In Covid-19 Management
Author(s) -
Ririh Mitayani,
Nadza Afianan Al Sunjawi,
Zahrotun Nisa,
Siti Khuzaiyah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
prosiding seminar nasional kesehatan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2808-7968
DOI - 10.48144/prosiding.v1i.759
Subject(s) - eucalyptus , covid-19 , pandemic , indonesian , geography , environmental planning , virology , medicine , biology , disease , ecology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , outbreak
. Since the beginning of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has begun to enter Indonesian territory. Scientists, researchers, and world figures have competed in addressing Covid-19 pandemic properly. They were conducting testing and research to find a vaccine and appropriate caring for Covid-19. One of the results of research from Indonesia was the using of Eucalyptus herbs to prevent and overcome the spread of Covid-19. However, experts said that the results of this study need to be reexamined considering that this type of Covid-19 virus is new and is not the same as what has happened. Objective. This article aimed to contribute a new developing thoughts about Eucalyptus as a part of Covid-19 management, considering that Eucalyptus is an herb that is easy to find, particularly in Indonesia. Method. This was a literature review article looked for suitable and update researches related to eucalyptus using in controlling bacteria and viruses. Results. there are evidences of effect the using eucalyptus as antiviral agent. Conclusion. These studies should become basic ideas to develop more researches and products related to covid-19 so that will effect on improving the covid-19 management in Indonesia, improving the population and health, reducing the spreading of covid-19, and reducing the severity of the cases.Keywords: eucalyptus, antibacterial, antiviral, covid-19 AbstrakPengantar. Sejak awal tahun 2020, pandemi Covid-19 sudah mulai masuk ke wilayah Indonesia. Ilmuwan, peneliti, dan tokoh dunia berlomba-lomba menangani pandemi Covid-19 dengan baik. Mereka sedang melakukan pengujian dan penelitian untuk menemukan vaksin dan perawatan yang tepat untuk Covid-19. Salah satu hasil penelitian dari Indonesia adalah pemanfaatan herbal Eucalyptus untuk mencegah dan mengatasi penyebaran Covid-19. Namun, para ahli mengatakan hasil penelitian ini perlu dikaji ulang mengingat jenis virus Covid-19 ini baru dan tidak sama dengan yang sudah terjadi. Objektif. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan kontribusi pemikiran baru yang berkembang tentang Eucalyptus sebagai bagian dari penanganan Covid-19, mengingat Eucalyptus merupakan tanaman herbal yang mudah ditemukan, khususnya di Indonesia. Metode. Ini adalah artikel tinjauan pustaka yang mencari penelitian yang cocok dan memperbarui terkait dengan penggunaan kayu putih dalam pengendalian bakteri dan virus. Hasil. ada bukti efek penggunaan kayu putih sebagai agen antivirus. Kesimpulan. Kajian-kajian tersebut harus menjadi dasar pemikiran untuk mengembangkan lebih banyak penelitian dan produk terkait covid-19 sehingga akan berdampak pada peningkatan penanganan covid-19 di Indonesia, peningkatan populasi dan kesehatan, pengurangan penyebaran covid-19, dan pengurangan kasus keparahan penyakit.Kata kunci : eucalyptus, antibakteri, antivirus, covid-19

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