One of nanogold uses is as a leprosy drug because it has an activity to increase cell proliferation and collagen biosynthesis. These two activities are necessary for the process of recovery and closure of wounds, including in leprosy. Nanosilver can act as anti-bacterial material, including against leprosy bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. This study used a combination of nanogold and nanosilver to treat leprosy. The theoretical application was very suitable and promising optimal results. The question was whether the combination application of nanogold and nanosilver could be used to treat leprosy. The method used in this study was a clinical test applied a combination of nanogold and nanosilver in 30 leprosy patients who still consumed leprosy drugs as the treatment group. Results were compared to 30 other patients who only consumed leprosy drugs as a control group. Data was collected by medical experts every 2 weeks for 3 months as various medical indicators; wound recovery (width and pain), body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and skin surface softness. Results showed that patients with treatment using nanogold and nanosilver was healed significantly faster compared to patients in the control group. Thus, a combination of nanogold and nanosilver could be used to accelerate the healing process of leprosy patients.
This research aims to utilize nanogold and nanosilver to treat herpes disease which suddenly appeared in one of the Islamic cottage schools. How this happened is not a study this time. Nanogold has an activity to increase cell proliferation and collagen biosynthesis. Nanogold also has an antioxidant activity. These activities are very necessary in the process of recovering tissue damage due to herpes virus attack, the herpes simplex virus (HSV). While nanosilver has an antimicrobial activity to a broad-spectrum antiviral including HSV herpes virus. Volunteers were Islamic cottage school residents (10 people) who have herpes and have been examined medically. The use of nanogold and nanosilver accompany medicines from doctors in general to reduce pain, fever and pain or heat felt by volunteers. The volunteer group on average recovered faster with fewer complaints than the control group (10 people) who only received doctor's medication. It can be concluded that nanogold and nanosilver accelerate the treatment of Herpes disease. Thus the impact of this research, nanogold and nanosilver are potential to be a future drug for herpes.
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