Uji Aktivitas Antiinflamasi Ekstrak Batang Karamunting (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) Terhadap Tikus Jantan Galur Wistar

Abstract

Inflammation is a response to tissue damage due to various adverse stimuli, both chemical and mechanical, infections and foreign bodies such as bacteria and viruses. This study aims to determine the effect of the anti-inflammatory effect of ethanol extract of karamunting stems. Karamunting stems were extracted by maceration method using 96% ethanol solvent. Each anti-inflamatory test was divided into five groups, namely the negative control group (CMC Na), the positive control group (Diclofenac Na), the Karamunting stem extract test group (dose of 100 mg/kg BW, 200 mg/Kg BW, and 400 mg/kg). kg BW). Anti-inflammatory test using the Rat hind paw edema method induced by 1% carrageenan. Data analysis used the Shapiro-Wilk test and then continued with a one-way ANOVA test. The results showed that the ethanol extract of karamunting stems had an anti-inflammatory effect at doses of 200 mg/Kg BW and 400 mg/Kg BW.the karamunting stem could provide an analgesic effect at a dose of 200 mg/Kg BW.