@article{Rosa_Halim_Kam_Sugata_Samantha_2019, title={ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF POLYSCIAS SCUTELLARIA FOSBERG AGAINST ACINETOBACTER SP.}, volume={12}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/30270}, DOI={10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i1.30270}, abstractNote={<p class="Pa7"><strong>Objective: </strong><em>Polyscias scutellaria </em>Fosberg as one of the indigenous plants from Indonesia has been used as traditional medicines for several ailments, such as reduce body odor. However, there is no scientific research to verify this property. This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of <em>P. scutellaria </em>Fosberg against bacteria that cause body odor.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Methods: </strong>Since body odor is caused by activities of bacteria that live in the armpits, bacteria from human armpit were isolated and identified as <em>Acinetobacter </em>sp. The bacteria have the potential to be pathogenic and resistant to common antibiotics. <em>P. scutellaria </em>was extracted using different solvents, i.e., hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol. Using these extracts, the antibacterial activity of <em>P. scutellaria </em>against <em>Acinetobacter </em>sp. was tested through well diffusion and colony-forming unit methods.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>Hexane and ethyl acetate fractions of <em>P. scutellaria </em>extract showed strong antibacterial activities against <em>Acinetobacter </em>sp., while methanol fraction did not exhibit any antibacterial activity against these bacteria.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong><em>P. scutellaria </em>extract has the potential to be used as an antibacterial agent against <em>Acinetobacter </em>sp. on human armpit.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={Rosa, Dela and Halim, Yuniwaty and Kam, Natania and Sugata, Marcelia and Samantha, Ariela}, year={2019}, month={Jan.}, pages={516–519} }