Uji Aktivitas Antijamur Ekstrak Etanol Daun Kelor (Moringa Oleifera Lamk.)terhadap Candida Albicans Secara in Vitro

Background: Candidiasis is a fungal infection that most often occur.Resistence in case of candidiasis has been widely reported. Moringaleaves (Moringa oleifera Lamk.)are used for treating fungal infections.Objective : The aim of this study was to know antifungal activity, tocognize minimal inhibitory concentration , and to find efective extractconcentration of moringa leaves to reduce Candida albicans growth.Methods: Antifungal activity assesment using Kirby-Bauer disc difusionmethod with 100%, 80%, 60%, 40% and 20% concentration. Moringaleaves were extracted with maceration method using ethanol 70% solvent.The positive control in this study was ketoconazole 15 µg/disk, while thenegative control was DMSO 10%. Results: Ethanol extract of moringaleaves did not perform inhibition zone against Candida albicans growth.Conclusion: Ethanol extract of moringa leaves did not have antifungalactivity toward Candida albicans growth. Minimum inhibitory concentrationand effective concentration of moringa leaves ethanol extract againstCandida albicans could not be determined