Antibacterial Activities of Kemangi Leaf Extract (Ocimumbasilicumlinn) Inhibit Salmonella typhi Bacteria Invitro

Typhoid fever is most prevalent diseases in Indonesia and has a very broad spectrum of, while many have found that S.typhi has been resistant to many types of antibiotics. The increasing incidence of S.typhi resistance to antibiotics, has prompted an effort to find new antibiotics more natural and effective by using medicinal herbs basil (Ocimumbasilicum Linn). Therefore it is necessary to identify the activity of the bacteria extracted force and extraction from the light weight with effective concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% in inhibiting S. typhi.