Serai wangi (Cymbopogon nardus L.) merupakan tanaman aromatik yang kaya akan kandungan senyawa kimia penting terutama sitronela. Minyak atsiri dari serai sering digunakan sebagai bahan baku utama berbagai industri. Perakitan varietas-varietas unggul masih sangat diperlukan dalam rangka upaya peningkatan produksi nasional. Pemanfaatan aksesi-aksesi sentra seperti Cianjur diharapkan dapat menduku...

Drinking tea is one thing that to do when visiting a place. The antioxidant content of the keji beling and lemon grass has potential be developed into drink in form practical bag. purpose this study was know characteristics bags product from formulation leaves lemongrass, as well increase levels commonly consumed by public. This consisted 2 step, namely drying raw materials making bags. Using f...

Abstract Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus L. Rendle) essential oil contains active compounds such as antioxidants and has the potential to be developed a sunscreen. Nanoemulsion is water dispersion stabilized by surfactant layer particle size below 100 nm. This study described formulation, characterization of citronella nanoemulsions, determination their activity sunscreen through SPF values. The ...

Inexpensive insect repellents may be needed to supplement the use of impregnated bed-nets in the Amazon region, where the primary malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi (Root), is exophilic and feeds in the early evening. Three plants that are traditionally used to repel mosquitoes in Riberalta, Bolivian Amazon, were identified by focus group, and then they were tested against An. darlingi as well ...

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf) has been used in cooking and in many traditional medicines; the essential oil contains citral as a major constituent. This study evaluated the antifungal activity of lemongrass oil against Malassezia furfur, an opportunistic yeast associated with dandruff, by using a broth dilution assay. From the minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) obtained, the oil wa...

Volatile oils extracted by steam distillation from four plant species turmeric (Curcuma longa), kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix), citronella grass (Cymbopogon winterianus) and hairy basil (Ocimum americanum)), were evaluated in mosquito cages and in a large room for their repellency effects against three mosquito vectors, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles dirus and Culex quinquefasciatus. The oils from turm...

Nyamuk merupakan vektor yang menyebabkan berbagai penyakit antara lain DBD, kaki gajah, dan malaria. Hal ini menjadi masalah kesehatan penting berbahaya sehingga perlu upaya untuk mencegahnya. Salah satunya dengan perlindungan berasal dari diri sendiri misalnya menggunakan lotion antinyamuk. Minyak atsiri (linalool, estragol, geraniol, eugenol sineol) terkandung dalam kemangi citronellal sereh ...