Inhibitory Test of Onion Extract (Allium Cepa L.) Against The Growth of Trichophyton rubrum Fungus Causing Tinea Pedis

Tinea pedis is a disease that attacks the area between fingers, soles of feet, heels, nails and source infection in other areas. Trichophyton rubrum cause 70 % cases tinea pedis. Fungal infections are usually treated using antifungal drugs which mostly have limitations, such as poor penetration into certain tissues, narrow spectrum fungi, high side effects, resistance fungi to antifungals. Utilization natural materials done an alternative treatment for fungal infections. One ingredients has potential be used onion (Allium cepa L.). The aim study was determine ability extract inhibit growth fungus rubrum. type research Experimental Laboratory. This concentrations %, 60 50 40 control (+) (-). Data analysis Kruskal Wallis Test Post Hoc Mann Whitney Test. average diameter inhibition zone at concentration respectively, 2,01 mm, 1,75 0,87 0.58 mm. results vitro test disc diffusion method showed had with weak category.