Article Review: Study of the Effectiveness of Eucalyptus Globulus Plants in Preventing Comorbid Diseases of COVID-19 / Artikel Review: Kajian Efektivitas Tanaman Eucalyptus Globulus Untuk Mencegah Komorbid Penyakit COVID-19

Eucalyptus globulus, a plant that produces essential oils by distilling its leaves, has been studied in the context of preventing comorbid diseases of Covid-19. Through literature searches on Google Scholar and Pubmed with the keywords "Eucalyptus Globulus Plants", "Covid-19 Comorbid Diseases", and "Covid-19", several related articles were reviewed. Gas chromatography analysis (GC-MS) was used to characterize the essential oil content extracted from E. globulus. Several studies have shown that Eucalyptus globulus has anti-diabetic properties, as evidenced by its better inhibition of carbohydrate metabolism enzymes than acarbose. Other studies have also shown significant improvement in managing diabetes complications and blood glucose control compared to the synthetic drug glibenclamide. Eucalyptus globulus also has the effect of inhibiting the growth of mycobacteria, including the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain that causes tuberculosis. Based on this review, it can be concluded that Eucalyptus globulus can be used as an herbal plant to prevent Covid-19 comorbid diseases such as diabetes, tuberculosis, asthma, hepatitis, and diarrhea. The use of Eucalyptus globulus in the treatment of these co-morbidities could provide potential benefits for the prevention and control of Covid-19 disease.

Eucalyptus globulus, tanaman penghasil minyak atsiri melalui penyulingan daunnya, telah diteliti dalam konteks pencegahan penyakit komorbid Covid-19. Melalui pencarian literatur di Google Scholar dan Pubmed dengan kata kunci "Tanaman Eucalyptus globulus", "Penyakit Komorbid Covid-19", dan "Covid-19", dilakukan review beberapa artikel terkait. Analisis kromatografi gas (GC-MS) digunakan untuk mengkarakterisasi kandungan minyak atsiri hasil ekstraksi E. globulus. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Eucalyptus globulus memiliki sifat antidiabetes, terbukti dengan penghambatan enzim metabolisme karbohidrat yang lebih baik daripada acarbose. Penelitian lain juga menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan dalam mengatasi komplikasi diabetes dan kontrol glukosa darah dibandingkan dengan obat sintetik glibenclamide. Eucalyptus globulus juga memiliki efek menghambat pertumbuhan mikrobakteri, termasuk strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis yang menyebabkan TBC. Berdasarkan tinjauan tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Eucalyptus globulus dapat digunakan sebagai tanaman herbal untuk mencegah penyakit komorbid Covid-19 seperti diabetes, TBC, asma, hepatitis, dan diare. Penggunaan Eucalyptus globulus dalam pengobatan komorbiditas ini dapat memberikan manfaat potensial bagi pencegahan dan pengendalian penyakit Covid-19.