Aktivitas Antimikroba Ekstrak Rimpang Jeringau (Acorus calamus) Terhadap Pertumbuhan Candida albicans

Infertility is the inability of a woman over 35 years to pregnant after trying for at least 6 months, with normal sexual intercourse and without use birth control. WHO estimates that 8-12% of couples worldwide have problems in pregnancy. Recently, management of infertility with surgery, medicine, assisted reproductive technology (in-vitro fertilization/IVF) in addition to expensive, not always successfully. Currently, many people use herbs in the treatment of various diseases. Madura is known as one of the ethnic that have knowledge of traditional medicine or "herbal" especially related to marital harmony. Rhizome of Jeringau (Acorus Calamus) is one of the raw materials of "Jamu Subur Kandungan" which overcome the problem of female infertility. This study examined the antimicrobial activity of Jeringau Rhizomes (Acorus Calamus) to inhibit the growth of Candida albicans. The results of this study are expected to be the basic for standardization and saintification of "Jamu Subur Kandungan". Antimicrobial activity test of Jeringau Rhizome Extract (Acorus Calamus) showed inhibition of Candida albicans growth with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) at 0.5%.