Potential of Moringa oleifera as a gingivitis inhibitor: Potensi Moringa oleifera sebagai penghambat gingivitis

Asmawati (Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Alqarama Mahardika Thalib (Department of Dental Material, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Bahruddin Thalib (Department of Prosthodontic, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Windha Andrawina (Clinic Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia)
Mayang Eria (Clinic Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia)
Nurul Amelia (Clinic Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia)
Mellin Anggraeni L (Clinic Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia)

MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024): Volume 13 Issue 2 Agustus 2024

Anti-inflammatory drugs when used in the long term can reduce organ function, so non-pharmacological treatments are carried out, namely with herbal preparation therapy from various types of plants. Moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera) are one of the herbal medicinal plants that contain 1.4% tannins, 5% tritepenoids and 5% saponins and contain secondary metabolite compounds fla-vonoids, alkaloids, phenols. The flavonoid content in Moringa leaves provides anti-inflammatory activity. This literature review dis-cusses the benefits of M.oleifera as an anti-inflammatory. M.oleifera extract has vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, poly-phenols, flavonoids, phenolic acids, alkaloids, tannins, and saponins that can be utilised as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and an-tibacterial. It is concluded that M.oleifera with flavonoids content can be utilised as an anti-inflammatory that inhibits and treats gi-ngivitis and other periodontal diseases.