In vitro antibacterial activity of haruan (Channa striatus bloch) fillet extracts

The use of antibacterial agent has become a standard means of treatment in management of curing diseases. Usage of antibacterial agent in health care management and curing disease is a normal and standard procedure. Many of the agents are natural products, including a highly promising one from local fresh water air breathing carnivorous fish Haruan (Channa striatus). There are several products derived from Haruan available in market and commonly consumed after surgical intervention and caesarian mother. Nowadays the Haruan product comes out with various forms such as in tablet (Har-One brand), soup (Rizza brand) and essence of Haruan (Maspati, Harwany and Polleney brands). The species is an ethnopharmacology for wound healing, and this study was conducted to investigate antibacterial activity of the fish through in vitro systems, as part of a research development drug discovery program. This study focuses on antibacterial activity of five different extracts from Haruan fillet against selected pathogenic and good bacteria using disc diffusion, agar well and broth microdilution assay. The antibacterial test using Haruan Traditional Extract Upper Phase (HTEA), Haruan Traditional Extract Lower Phase (HTEL) and Haruan Aqueous Extract (HAE) showed significant result (P