Surakarta, November 2023, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta made another achievement with a team consisting of Dhiya’ Nada Putri Class of 2020, Nada Utari Rusmanda Class of 2021, Alya Aqila Majid, and Amara Syifa Tifani Dentistry Profession students under the guidance of drg. Nilasary Rochmanita Suparno, MDSc was successfully awarded the Gold Medal at the prestigious International Science and Invention Fair Event(ISIF 2023) at Udayana University, Jimbaran Bali organized by the Indonesian Young Scientist Association (IYSA) on November 07-11, 2023. Participants came from 32 countries and 819 teams from various countries including Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Maroco, Turkey, Vietnam, and other countries. The St. John’s Wort Burnplast Team from FKG UMS displayed an innovative research product entitled “Herbal Burnplast Application: St. John’s Wort as an Alternative Treatment for Dermal Burns“.
St. John’s Wort Burnplast is an innovative form of the St. John’s Wort plant(Hypericum perforatum) made in the form of a hydrocolloid plaster preparation for burns. Ingredients contained in St. John’s Wort such as hypericin, hyperforin, flavonoids, and tannins are highly effective in the wound healing process, especially burns. The high prevalence of burns, especially in the household sphere with minimal handling in the community, causing infections that can be prolonged, made this team come up with this innovation to be the first aid in burn cases.
This innovation is expected to have a positive and beneficial impact on society, produce scientifically superior product preparation innovations, and become an inspiration for other young scientists to encourage them to explore new things and contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge.
For the sustainability of the results of this innovation product, of course, the team hopes that “St. John’s Wort Burnplast” can be processed for Patent Rights and produced to be sold in the wider community.