Mitigation of atmospheric pollution has been a topic of concern over the past decades. In this study, tree rings have been used to reconstruct past climates as well as to assess the effects of recent climatic and environmental changes on tree growth. Vehicular emission is one of the major sources of pollutants in the atmosphere and this study focused on the Haatso-Atomic road which over the yea...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a pathological state caused by abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat. Swietenia mahogani JACQ., known as West Indian mahogany, is a medium-sized semi-evergreen tree belonging to Meliaceae. Their seeds are used in Indonesian folk medicine as a treatment for hypertension, diabetes, malaria, and it also has anti-feedant activities. The major components of S. mahogani are ...

Propionibacterium acnes merupakan bakteri penyebab jerawat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi gelling agent masker gel peel off yang paling baik antara HPMC dan karbopol dalam karakteristik uji aktivitas antibakteri terhadap acnes. Ekstraksi kulit buah mahoni menggunakan metode perkolasi dengan pelarut etanol 96%. Ekstrak diperoleh akan diformulasikan sebagai sediaan ...

The acaricidal (miticidal) activity of 90% ethanolic extracts of leaves and stem bark of Swietenia mahogani and Swietenia macrophylla were tested against Varroa destructor mite. Four concentrations were used over two different time intervals under laboratory and field conditions. In general, it was noticed that the acaricidal effect based on mortality and LC(50) of all tested extracts against t...

Latar belakang : Diabetes Melitus merupakan penyakit kronik yang terjadi karena tubuh tidak dapat menghasilkan cukup hormon insulin atau efektifnya penggunaan akan menyebabkan hiperglikemia. Salah satu tumbuhan di Indonesia manfaatkan adalah biji mahoni ( Swietenia mahagoni L . ). Biji ) dilaporkan oleh para peneliti memiliki efek farmokologi anti-diabetes. Dari mahoni, terdapat kandungan senya...

Purpose: The seeds of Swietenia macrophylla are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhoea. Thus the petroleum ether extract of Swietenia macrophylla (Meliaceae) seeds was investigated for its anti-diarrhoeal property in Wister albino rats to substantiate folklore claim. Methods: Petroleum ether extract of the seeds of this plant, at graded doses (25, 50 & 100mg/kg body weight)...