Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-3 | Issue-10 | 365-368
Original Research Article
Antibacterial Effect of Siwak (Salvadora persica) Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Hudzaifah Al Azmi Manaf, Wiwin Retnowati, Roostantia Indrawati
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dangerous bacterium causing nosocomial
infections and difficult to treat because of its broad resistance to antibiotics. Siwak
sticks, root of Arak tree (Salvadora persica) has been widely used since 7.000 years
ago and has many benefits including antibacterial effect. Thus, research on whether
siwak (Salvadora persica) stick extract has antibacterial effects need to be done by
measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum
bactericidal concentration (MBC). This experimental research was intended to explain
such effect. This research used the dilution test of siwak (Salvadora persica) ethanol
extract against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Growth of bacteria on eleven different
concentrations of each tube (80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 20%, 10%, 5%, 2.5%,
1:25%, 0.625%) was observed by viewing tube clarity after incubation at 36 oC for 24
hours to measure the MIC. MBC was measured by the growth of bacteria on plates as
a result of the bacteria cultivation from each tube. Replication was performed four
times and the results were analyzed descriptively. In the MIC test, tubes with
concentration of 80% to 20% were clear and tubes of 10% to 0.625% were cloudy. In
MBC test, tube with concentration of 80% to 60% were not overgrown with bacteria
and tube of 50% to 0.625% were overgrown with bacteria. In conclusion, MIC of
siwak (Salvadora persica) stick extract against Pseudomonas aeruginosa is 20% and
the MBC value of siwak (Salvadora persica) extract against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
is 60%.