NON-SPECIFIC ANTIMICROBIAL STUDY OF BETEL LEAF (PIPER BATLE L) ESSENTIAL OIL ON HAZMAT CLOTHES
Betel leaf or Piper betle L. is a plant that belongs to the Piperaceae family. This plant has more than 100 varieties spread throughout the world. Based on the bacterial test by means of a swab, spray Betel leaf gel 7.5% has the greatest antimicrobial activity. The study aimed to determine the non-specific antimicrobial activity of betel leaf essential oil at a concentration of 7.5% applied to hazmat clothes. The research phase was carried out in the laboratory experimentally by applying betel leaf essential oil with a liquid betel leaf spray gel preparation. The prepared spray gel was applied to the hazmat clothes of health workers in the infection room by spraying it with a concentration of 7.5% betel leaf essential oil. The number of research participants was 30 health workers. The analytical method to see the difference in the number of non-specific germs on hazmat clothes before and after applying 7.5% betel leaf essential oil gel using paired t-test. The results of the study showed significant differences in the number of non-specific germs before and after the application of 7.5% betel leaf essential oil spray gel, indicated by the p-value 0.000 (<0.05)
Antimicrobial, betel leaf essential oil, hazmat clothes