Open AccessREPELATION POTENCY OF N-HEXANE EXTRACT OF BASIL LEAF AND STEM (OCIMUM BASILICUM L.) AGAINST CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS
Author(s) -
Indri Ramayanti Ramayanti,
Miranti Dwi Hartanti,
Reynaldi Aulia Rahman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of islamic and complementary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2828-4569
DOI - 10.55116/ijim.v1i1.24
Subject(s) - culex quinquefasciatus , ocimum , basilicum , hexane , sweet basil , negative control , biology , potency , traditional medicine , toxicology , botany , horticulture , veterinary medicine , chemistry , larva , aedes aegypti , medicine , in vitro , biochemistry , chromatography
The Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is the main vector of filariasis and a popular effort to control it in society is by using chemical materials, but they cause toxic effects in humans, so it is necessary to use a repelant from natural ingredients, one of which is basil containing essential oils and proven to be effective as a repelant against mosquito. The objective of this research was to determine repelant power of n-hexane extract of basil leaves and stems against the Culex quinquefasciatus. This study was a laboratory experimental study using a completely randomized design, with 3 replications at 7 time intervals. The extract concentrations were 15%, 25%, 35 % and ethanol negative control 96%, the positive control repelant X containing 13% DEET. The results showed that the n-hexane extract of basil leaves and stems for 6 hours at a concentration of 15% was able to resist 75% of mosquito, a concentration of 25% was able to resist as much as 85.05%, and a concentration of 35% was able to resist as much as 92.51%, the one-way ANOVA analysis showed that the value of p = 0.000 (p<0,05), meaning that there was a difference in the number of Culex quinquefasciatus perching on the black cloth at various concentrations of n-hexane extracts of leaves and stems of basil, while the probit analysis showed that the effective extract concentration at 90% was 31.52%. The extract of n-hexane leaves and basil stems was effective as a repelant against the Culex quinquefasciatus.