Jurnal Medika

PEMERIKSAAN INDEKS ERITROSIT PADA PETANI YANG MENGGUNAKAN PESTISIDA

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:36:42 +0000

Pesticides are chemicals that are often used in agriculture to protect plants. Excessive use of pesticides and not in accordance with the rules will have an impact on human health, namely damaging the form of abnormalities in blood profiles such as MCV, MCH, and MCHC values. This study aims to determine the value of erythrocyte index in farmers who use pesticides. The sampling technique in this study was random sampling. The method used is Hematology Analysis with Hematology Analyzer tools and the object of research is the blood samples of farmers in Palajau Village, Arungkeke District, Jeneponto Regency. The results of research conducted on 10 samples showed that 1 sample had decreased MCV and MCH values of 79 fL and 26 pg, while the other 9 samples had normal average values of 83.33 fL and 28.55 pg. The MCHC value of the 10 samples had an average value of 34.1%. Thus, it can be concluded that the examination of erythrocyte index values in farmers who use pesticides is included in the normal category.

DETEKSI CEMARAN Escherichia coli PADA SAUS SAMBAL JAJANAN

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:32:40 +0000

AFood is a basic need for living beings whose function is as a source of energy used for activities and growth and development. Food safety is needed to prevent food from possible biological, chemical, and other contaminants that can interfere with, harm, and endanger human health and do not conflict with the religion, beliefs, and culture of the community so that it is safe for consumption. Escherichia coli is considered an indicator of water and food pollution and also shows a sign of poor sanitation. The quality of jalangkote sauce is required to meet the requirements set out in the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1096/Menkes/Per/VI/2011 with the number of Escherichia coli in food showing zero (negative), which means there should not be a single colony of Escherichia coli in the food. This study aims to identify Escherichia coli in jalangkote sauce samples sold in Makassar city. The type of research used is laboratory observation with a total of 7 jalangkote sauce samples. Based on identification on Eosin Methylen Blue Agar (EMBA) media, there are no metallic green colonies. It can be concluded that there is no contamination of Escherichia coli bacteria.

PENETAPAN KONSENTRASI METIL DAN PROPIL PARABEN PADA PRODUK PERAWATAN BAYI MENGGUNAKAN SPEKTROFOTOMETER UV-VIS

Nur Qadri Rasyid, Muawanah Muawanah, Effendy Rasiyanto, Chaerul Arham — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:38:21 +0000

Parabens are preservatives that can inhibit the growth of microorganisms and are used to extend the shelf life of various foods, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. This preservative is most popularly used throughout the world where more than one type of paraben is generally added in each product or in combination with other preservatives. Parabens function to stop the growth of fungi and bacteria that can damage the product so that it can extend its shelf life. Parabens have been studied for their effects on test animals which show that they have estrogenic effects and affect reproductive function in male animals. In addition, the toxicity of parabens has been confirmed for systemic absorption in humans. Overall, the types of parabens that are widely used as preservatives are methylparaben and n-propyl paraben. In Indonesia, the use of parabens in baby products is still used to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and extend the shelf life of products because they are cheap and very effective. Preliminary research was conducted to determine the type and concentration of parabens used in several baby products so that they could be used as a reference for further research into the toxicity level of parabens on duration of exposure in the human body. Determination of the types and levels of parabens was carried out by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and UV-Vis Spectrophotometry. The results showed that of the 10 samples of baby care products used, 50% of the samples used parabens as preservatives. 5 samples that tested positive for parabens, the highest propyl paraben content was obtained in the 5th sample of 0.0014% and the lowest in sample 8 with 0.0007%. The highest use of methyl paraben was in the 7th sample of 0.0010% and the lowest in the 2nd sample of 0.0001% and the highest level of total parabens was 0.0023%.

GAMBARAN KADAR PARASETAMOL DALAM URINE PENGONSUMSI JAMU

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 01:27:28 +0000

Herbal medicine can provide significant health benefits, both for the prevention and treatment of disease, as well as in terms of maintaining fitness and beauty and increasing body stamina without causing side effects. Therefore, the composition of herbal medicine must not contain medicinal chemicals (BKO). This study aims to determine the levels of paracetamol in the urine of herbal medicine users. This type of research is laboratory observation in nature where the samples used in this research were 10 urine samples using a purposive sampling technique and the sample examination method used was the O-cressol method. Based on the results of research conducted on 10 urine samples of herbal medicine users, negative results were obtained with no blue color forming. Thus, it can be concluded that 10 urine samples showed negative results, namely that there was no paracetamol in the urine of herbal medicine users.

GAMBARAN RHEMATOID FACTOR (RF) PADA PETANI USIA 50-60 TAHUN

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:14:43 +0000

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease, in which a person's immune system can be damaged and disrupted leading to the destruction of joint organs and layers on the sinoval, especially in the joints of the hands, legs, and knees. The most influential factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are age, genetics, gender, immunity and lifestyle. One of the autoimmune diseases is rheumatoid arthritis with a presence of 49%. (RF). The study aims to find out the picture of Rheumatoid Factor in farmers aged 50-60 years in Pallangga district, Gowa district. The sample collection method in this study is accidental sampling. While the test method in this study is using the qualitative test of latex agglutination. The sample number in this research is 10 samples of serum with results showing that 1 positive sample occurred agglutinization, while 9 negative samples did not occur agglutination. Thus, it can be concluded that the results of the Rheumatoid Factor examination are mostly negative for rheumatic arthritis.