Effectiveness Test of Sunkist Orange Peel Ethanol Extract (Citrus Sinensis L. Osbeck) on the Growth of Candida Albicans Mushrooms as a Cause of Fluor Albus a Woman

Around 90% of women in Indonesia have the potential to experience ALBUS FLUOR because Indonesia is a country with a tropical climate, the most common cause of vaginal discharge is Candida albicans fungal infection. Citrus fruit contains secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins, limonoids, keratonids, and essential oils which have pharmacological activities such as anti-bacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, heart-protecting, neuroprotective, and hepatoprotective. Ethanol of Sunkist orange peel against Candida albicans fungus as a cause of vaginal discharge at a concentration of 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. This study is an in vitro study used a laboratory experimental design (true experiment) with a post-test control group design only approach. Results: The diameter of the Inhibition Zone in giving Sunkist orange peel extract with a concentration of 20% was 9 mm, at a concentration of 40% was 12 mm, at a concentration of 60% was 13 mm, at a concentration of 80% was 14 mm, and at a concentration of 100% was 13 mm. Conclusion: Sunkist orange peel extract has significant antifungal effectiveness against Candida albicans fungi and the higher the concentration of the extract given, the larger the diameter of the inhibition zone formed.