The Benefits of Golden Sea Cucumber (Stichopus hermanni) as an Alternative Antimicrobial Material in Oral Health

The increase in the side effects of chemical drugs in their use and the increasing price of drugs have prompted some experts to conduct research on natural ingredients. Stichopus hermanni or often called the golden sea cucumber is a type of soft animal sea cucumber, elongated shape and comes from the phylum Echinoderms. This organism has potential health benefits because it contains a lot of protein with a low lipid percentage. The purpose of this paper is to review the benefits of S. hermanni as an alternative antimicrobial ingredient in the health sector. Literature search using Pubmed, Wiley, and Google Scholar data search engines using keywords. 345 articles were then selected and excluded for several reasons, then the inclusion and exclusion criteria were adjusted to obtain 15 articles that were approved for review. Stichopus hermanni is a marine microorganism that is very useful in human life, has antimicrobial activity both as antibacterial, antifungal, and antiplasmodial, especially in oral health