Virgin coconut oil (VCO) or lalaan is suspected to have non-pharmacological therapeutic benefits in pruritus. Community service activities Sungai Tuan Ilir Village, Astambul District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan are carried out empower the community take advantage of abundant surrounding environment and process it independently at home. The method by socializing health counseling, demonstr...

Diaper dermatitis merupakan masalah yang sering dialami pada bayi baru lahir. Gejala diaper meliputi kemerahan, gatal dan luka lecet terjadi di area genital, selakangan gluteal. Perlunya suatu intervensi untuk mengatasi ketidaknyamanan akibat salah satunya dengan melakukan pemberian VCO (virgin coconut oil) secara topikal. Tujuan studi kasus ini mengetahui pengaruh terhadap skor dermatitis. Met...


 An experiment to determine the response of Panicum maximum cv. trichoglume fertilized with different types and dosage waste Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO). The lasted for 3 months, using 2 factor factorial com- pletely randomized design (CRD). first were type virgin coconut oil (VCO): LA (Original VCO) LT: (fermented VCO), second is fertilizer dosage: D0: 0 l ha-1; D1: 2,500 D2: 5,000 D3: 7,50...

Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide; in addition, the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant C. difficile is becoming a significant problem. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been shown previously to have the antimicrobial activity. This study evaluates the lipid components of VCO for the control of C. difficile. VCO and its most ac...

The use of coconut oil in human nutrition and diet and its effect on the cholesterol level were investigated at the New England Deaconess Hospital, at Harvard affiliate. Based on the study, consumption of up to 50% of dietary fat as coconut oil does not significantly alter either total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol in otherwise healthy young men. Coconut oil when included in a well-balanced di...

Coconut oil has recently attracted considerable attention as a potential Alzheimer's disease therapy because it contains large amounts of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) and its consumption is thought to stimulate hepatic ketogenesis, supplying an alternative energy source for brains with impaired glucose metabolism. In this study, we first reevaluated the responses of plasma ketone bodies to ...

Abstract. Syukur S, Safrizayanti, Zulaiha Supriwardi E, Fahmi A, Nurfadilah KK, Purwati E. 2021. Potential antioxidant activity of Lactobacillus fermentum KF7 from virgin coconut oil products in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 1628-1634. The isolation and characterization five commercial Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) circulating the local market Padang city were conducted. In this...