Efektifitas Biji Pepaya dalam membunuh Ascaris suum : uji in-vitro

There are many medicine plants have been consumed by community as a traditional medicine and believed empirically as anthelmintic since long time ago, such as papaya (Carica papaya Linn.). This article compared anthelmintic affectivity between raw papaya seeds and ripe papaya seeds against Ascaris suum in vitro. Research was conducted in Parasitology laboratory of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University on June-August 2002. Ten worms were put into chamber of treatment respectively 10%, 20%, 30% raw papaya seed; ripe papaya seeds in the same concentrations; pipperazine sitrate 0,2% and NaCl 0,9% and incubated in 370C then observed paralyzed or died worms every 3, 6, 12, and 24-hour. Probit Analysis was used to determine LC50 and LT50 value. The results showed that raw papaya seeds were more effective than ripe papaya seeds and piperasin sitrat based on the time needed to kill 50% Ascaris suum (LC50=14,36167% and LT50=18,97687%)