Antiseptics and Deodorizing Mouth Rinse with Red Ginger Juice (Zingiber Officinale var. Rubrum) at Various Concentrations

Abstract

Red ginger juice (Zingiber officinale var rubrum) is effectively able to inhibit the growth of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans bacteria. The extract gel of red ginger which is about 4% proved sucessfully to provide the effect of anti inflammation bigger than the extract gel of turmeric rhizome 4%. The other values of red ginger can also be found on its hot but fresh in taste, cheap price, and easy to get. So far, it has not found yet the research about making such a mouth rinse using the anticeptics and deodorizing from the red ginger juice and the receptivity in using it. This study aims to describe and analyze the difference in receptivity of anticeptics mouth rinse with red ginger juice (Zingiber officinale var rubrum) at different concentrations. The research objectives are to take the potential benefits of Indonesia's natural resources which does not only support its cheap price, but it also prevents periodontal disease, safe also refresh the throat and oral cavity. The type of research is pre-experimental analytic with one shoot case study design. The sample was 30 people, taken from stratified random sampling. The analysis is done by univariate through tabulation percentage as well as bivariate data to know whether there is an alignment of sample while assessing antiseptics mouth rinse or not by using Kendall Concordance test statistic. Univariate and bivariate analysis showed that the most preferred fragrance, taste, color and overall favorite was anticeptics mouth rinse at 25% concentration. From the statistical test, it can be concluded that there is influences between the concentration on the preference on the fragrance, taste, color and overall favorite (p <0,05). The advice given preferably in using the anticeptics mouth rinse and deodorizing agent from the red ginger juice (Zingiber officinale var rubrum) is to make it at 25% concentration.