Antimalarial Effect of Lemburung Meit (Clerondrum Inerme Linn) Stew on Malarial Infections at Piru Health Center, West Seram District, Maluku

Abstract

Antimalarial effect assay from Lemburung meitt (Cloredendrum inerme) has been done. Plant have been used as a source of medicine it is commonly known as"lamburung meit " and All parts of the plants is used traditionally as malarial disease. This research was aimed to evaluate the toxicity and antimalarial activity of lamburung meit (Clerodendrum inerme) stew water. It was quasi experiment with clinical observation desain and 30 patients using exclusion and inclusion criteria. The result showed that lamburung meit (Clerodendrum inerme Linn) stew water can reduce the density of malaria parasite from day 3 SGOT, SGPT, ureum and creatinine levels do not change after the used of material test. The findings indicated that lamburung meit (Clerodendrum inerme Linn) stew water exhibited potent antimalarial activities and d o e s not cause toxicity e f f e c t s on the liver and kidneys. Therefore, the compounds are potentially developed into novel antimalarial drugs.