Abstract
Cinnamomum burmanni BI leaf is known to have high eugenol content, eugenol able to resist the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito as a vector of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. Research on test of repellent activity of gel oil Cinnamomum burmanni BI leaf to Aedes aegypti mosquito is done to know its activity as a repellent preparation against Aedes aegypti mosquito. In this research made the gel of essential oil of Cinnamomum burmanni BI leaf with base karbopol 940 made in 3 formula, F1 (7,50%); F2 (15,00%); F3 (30,00%) and use Positive Control repellent supply on the market and contains DEET. The three formulas produce a good gel in terms of physical stability, organoleptic, homogeneity, pH, viscosity, and scattering, but all formulas cause irritation. The test of repellent activity against Aedes aegypti mosquito done for 4 hours with 5 repetitions showed Cinnamomum burmanni BI leaf oil formula F3 (30,00%) had repellent activity against Aedes aegypti mosquito with high protection 94,01% for 4 hours.
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