April 2016

Antifungal activity of selected medicinal plants against Alternaria species: The pathogen of dirty panicle disease in rice

Antifungal activity of the ethanolic crude extracts from ten plants, namely: Curcuma xanthorhiza, Curcuma aromatica,  Kaempferia parviflora, Syzygium aromaticum, Origanum vulgare, Synedrella nodiflora, Sorghum bicolor, Rosmarinus officinalis, Piper longum and Eupatorium odoratum were tested against Alternaria species (the pathogen of dirty panicle disease in rice) by poisoned food technique at 0, 1,000, 2,500,...

Author(s): Sawatdikarn Sanit

April 2016

Identification of alkaloids of Indonesian Cacao beans (Theobroma cacao L.) and its effect on tooth enamel hardness

Dental caries is still a major dental health problem in Indonesia, and preventive measures needs to be done to resolve it. Enamel is the outer layer of the tooth that is important to protect tooth against caries. Until now, fluoride is well known as one of the reinforcing materials which effectively prevent enamel from dental caries, but the side effects of fluorosis remain debatable because the dose that causes it can...

Author(s): Rina Permatasari, Dewi Fatma Suniarti, Ellyza Herda and Zainal Alim Mas’ud