Farmaka
Vol 17, No 2 (2019): Farmaka (Agustus)

REVIEW: TANAMAN HERBAL BERKHASIAT SEBAGAI OBAT ANTIMALARIA

Sinthiya Eka Wijayanti (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Anis Yohana Chaerunisaa (Universitas Padjadjaran)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2019

Abstract

Malaria adalah penyakit menular yang ditularkan oleh nyamuk pada manusia dan hewan lain yang disebabkan oleh protista (sejenis mikroorganisme) dari genus Plasmodium. Resistensi Plasmodium falciparum terhadap obat malaria semakin marak terutama pada obat malaria lini pertama seperti klorokuin dan sulfadoksin-pirimetamin. Tanaman herbal yang berkhasiat sebagai obat antimalarial memiliki aktivitas dari senyawa selain kuinon yang memiliki IC50 dengan kategori baik dan paling baik sehingga sangat berpotensial untuk dijadikan obat antimalarial. Dalam review ini telah disajikan 20 tanaman herbal berkhasiat antimalarial dengan berbagai kandungan.Kata kunci: Malaria, antimalaria, tanaman herbal ABSTRACTMalaria is an infectious disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes to humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) from the genus Plasmodium. Plasmodium falciparum resistance to malaria drugs is increasingly high in first-line malaria drugs such as chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Herbal plants that are efficacious as antimalarial drugs have activity from additives other than quinone which have IC50 with the best and best category so that it is very potential to be used for antimalarial drugs. In this review it contains 20 antimalarial herbs with various ingredients.Keyword: Malaria, Antimalarial, Herbal plant

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farmaka

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Chemistry Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Materials Science & Nanotechnology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Farmaka is replacement for Pharmaceutical Bulletin, published since 1991, with a frequency of four times a year. Editors accept scholarly works of research results and literature review which was closely related to the science, pharmaceutical technology and ...