Abstract :
Abstract
Mahonia fortunei, from the Berberidaceae family, is useful for treating diarrhea, fever, rubella, jaundice, toothache, boils and abscesses. This plant contains flavonoids, saponins, tannins, terpenoids and steroids. This research characterized Mahonia fortunei stem simplicia, including water content, drying loss, total ash content, and acid insoluble ash content, as well as determining flavonoid content using the UV-Vis spectrophotometric method. The characterization results showed that the water content and drying loss were 9.18%, the total ash content was 5.95%, the acid insoluble ash content was 1.87%, and the flavonoid content was 13,297 mgQE/g.
Keywords: Mahonia fortunei, Characterization of simplicia, flavonoid content,
Abstrak
Mahonia fortunei, dari keluarga Berberidaceae, bermanfaat untuk mengobati diare, demam, rubella, penyakit kuning, sakit gigi, bisul, dan abses. Tanaman ini mengandung flavonoid, saponin, tanin, terpenoid, dan steroid. Penelitian ini mengkarakterisasi simplisia batang Mahonia fortunei, mencakup kadar air, susut pengeringan, kadar abu total, dan kadar abu tidak larut asam, serta menentukan kadar flavonoid dengan metode spektrofotometri UV-Vis. Hasil karakterisasi menunjukkan kadar air dan susut pengeringan 9,18%, kadar abu total 5,95%, kadar abu tidak larut asam 1,87%, dan kadar flavonoid 13,297 mgQE/g
Kata kunci: Mahonia fortunei, Karakterisasi simplisia, kadar flavonoid.