Bunga kacapiring (Gardenia augusta Merr) dan lemon (Citrus limon L.) merupakan tanaman yang mengandung beberapa senyawa aktif diantaranya yaitu flavonoid, saponin, alkaloid, dan tanin yang berkhasiat sebagai antibakteri, pada penelitian ini kedua bahan tersebut dibuat menjadi sediaan paper soap. Pembuatan sediaan paper soap ini adalah karena paper soap merupakan sebuah inovasi produk sediaan sabun yang unik yang lebih praktis, ringan dibawa kemana-mana dan dapat berkhasiat sebagai antibakteri. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuktikan bahwa ekstrak bunga kacapiring (Gardenia augusta Merr) dan kulit lemon (Citrus limon L.) dapat diformulasikan menjadi sediaan paper soap dan untuk membuktikan bahwa formulasi sediaan paper soap ini memiliki aktivitas antibakteri terhadap Staphylococcus aureus. Metode penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental dengan evaluasi sediaan secara fisika dan kimia serta pengujian aktivitas antibakteri dengan metode difusi teknik paper disc. Hasil penelitian yang didapatkan adalah sediaan paper soap kombinasi ekstrak etanol bunga kacapiring (Gardenia augusta Merr) dan kulit lemon (Citrus limon L.) memiliki efek sebagai antibakteri terhadap Streptococcus aureus.

This study aims to determine whether the combination formulation of essential oils between cinnamon and citronella can be used as an aromatherapy reed diffuser preparation that has acted as anti-stress aromatherapy. The method used in this research is an experimental laboratory with a post-test only control group design using mice as test animals. The population used in this study was Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus), while the samples used were Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) originating from Antang Market, Makassar City, South Sulawesi. taken in the morning. Data collection was carried out using questionnaires and observation methods. A one-way ANOVA statistical test was used to analyze the obtained data. The results showed that the stability of the Reed Diffuser combination of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) essential oils in organoleptic testing had a physically and chemically stable odor and color. The hedonic test of the odor produced shows a distinctive odor in all four formulas, but the most preferred is at a concentration of 2:3. In addition, the preparation of Reed Diffuser, a combination of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) essential oils, is effective as an anti-stress based on the results of tests with regular use.

No abstract

Maternal health refers to health during pregnancy, during childbirth, and the postnatal period. This is related to the dimensions of family planning, before conception, before giving birth, and after giving birth to improve health status and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. In 2015, the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia was reported as 305 per 100.000 live births with the highest cause being bleeding. This study aims to evaluate the effect of nursing education strategies based on the health promotion model on increasing family independence in maintaining maternal health. This research was a quasi-experimental study using a non-randomized pretest and posttest with a control group design. The study was conducted at the Bara-Baraya Health Center in Makassar. The research sample consisted of 64 respondents (32 in the intervention group and 32 in the control group) using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis, findings in the intervention group showed that the average level of family independence in maintaining maternal health at the time of the pretest was 2.78±0.42 and the average level of family independence in maintaining maternal health at the time of the posttest was 7.00±0.00, increased 4.22±0.42 after the HPM intervention. The average level of family independence in maintaining maternal health in the pretest control group was 2.66±0.48, and the average level of family independence in maternal health in the posttest was 3.22±0.42 also increased. The results showed that the Health Promotion Model intervention had an effect on the level of family independence in maintaining maternal health, p = 0.001.