ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.) FOR WOUND BURNS TREATMENT

ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.) FOR WOUND BURNS TREATMENT

Burns is a response dermatologic of skin and subcutaneous tissue toward temperature trauma that caused by direct contact or exposed to heat sources such as fire (thermal), electricity, chemicals, or radiation. The main cause of injury is fire (55%), other causes are hot water and oil, as well as the most cases are minor burns second degree (76.9%). Handling of mild burns must be fast which aims to suppress bacterial growth. Usually burn wound dressing or topical antimicrobial agent is used to moisturize the wound so that the epithelialization process is optimal and protects the skin from infection with microorganisms.

Fig. 1 Onion and ethanol extract of onion (Allium cepa L.)

Onion (Allium cepa L.) has the activity of preventing cell damage, antibacterial toward Staphylococcus aureus, enhancing fibriolytic activity so as to facilitate blood flow, and wound medicine. The compounds contents in onion as like prostaglandin, saponin, pectin, flavonoids (quercetin and routine) known as anti-inflammatory, besides containing kaempfenol, phosphorus, allisin, aliin, fumaric acid, phenolic acids , and kafrilic acid. Scientific evidence shown that the effective concentration of ethanol extract onion (Allium cepa L.) is 20% through to decrease of wound area and increase percentage of wound contraction (%) respectively are 0,99 cm² and 58,27%. This activity caused by contains Quersetin 3,4’-diglucoside, Quersetin-3-beta-O-galactose (Hyperoside),  and Isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside that active as to heal burns from 29 compounds.

Author:

Researcher in Chemistry Departement

Faculty Mathematics and Natural Sciences Udayana University

Im_sukadana@unud.ac.id