Daya Antimikroba Apel (Malus sylvetris) Terhadap Bakteri Penyebab Acne Vulgaris : Narrative Riview

Background: Acne. vulgaris is an inflammatory skin disorde. r that commonly occurs
in adole. sce. nts cause. d by se.ve.ral bacte. ria Propionibacte. rium acne. s,
Staphylococcus aure. us, Staphylococcus e. pide.rmidis. Apart from physical proble. ms,
acne. vulgaris ofte. n cause. s psychological impacts. The. use. of antibiotics as main
the. rapy can trigge. r re. sistance. . Apple (Malus sylvetris) has potential antimicrobial
power because it has flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, and saponins that can inhibit
bacteria that cause acne vulgaris.
Objective: To de. te. rmine. the. antimicrobial powe. r of apple. s (malus sylve. tris) against
bacte.ria that cause. acne. vulgaris
Method: This type. of library obse. rvation is a narrative. re. fle. ction source. d from
journals via se. ve. ral SCOPUS, Scie. nce. Dire. ct, PubMe. d, Re. se. arch Gate. and Google.
Scholar database. s.
Conclusion: Base. d on obse. rvations in the. lite. rature. de. scribe. d, it was found that
apple. s (Malus sylve. tris) have. antimicrobial powe. r against bacte. ria that cause. acne.
vulgaris (Propionibacte. rium acne. s, Staphylococcus aure. us, Staphylococcus
e. pide. rmidis) supporte. d by the. pre. se. nce. of an inhibition zone. in apple. cide. r vine. gar
with a conce. ntration of 75% which is the. most e.ffe. ctive.. Apart from apple. cide. r
vine. gar, apple. pe. e. l e. xtract cre. am has an e.ffe. ct on Propionibacte. rium acne. s
bacte. ria which is e. ffe. ctive. at a conce. ntration of 10%, with a re. sulting inhibition
zone. of 20.11 mm. Me. anwhile. , apple. pe. e.l e. xtract in the. form of soap provide. s an
antibacte. rial e. ffe. ct against Staphylococcus aure. us ste. m bacte. ria at a conce. ntration
of 25% with a re. sulting inhibition zone. of 13.5 mm