Abstract :
Indonesia is a tropical country which is famous for its diversity of plants
that can be used as medicine. Parts of plants that can be used as medicine are leaves,
stems, fruits, flowers and roots. Plants that can be used as medicinal ingredients are
cherry leaves (Muntingia calabura L.) which are thought to have anti-inflammatory
effects. Cream preparations were chosen because they are easy to apply because of
their semi-solid shape, able to stick to the surface where they are used for a long
time, not sticky. This study aims to produce an optimum formula for the cream of
ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract of cherry leaves with a composition of PEG
4000 and propylene glycol.
Cherry leaf ethanol extract was obtained by maceration which was then
partitioned with n-hexane and ethyl acetate to obtain ethyl acetate fraction of
ethanol extract of cherry leaves. The cream is made in four formulas based on the
factorial design method. The resulting cream was tested for its physical properties
including spreadability, adhesion and viscosity. The data obtained from testing
physical properties were analyzed using Design Expert 7.0.0 Trial. The physical
properties test data for the optimum formula cream were analyzed statistically using
the One Simple t-Test with a confidence level of 95%.
The results showed that the optimum formula for the ethyl acetate fraction
of ethanol extract of cherry leaves was obtained in the composition of PEG 4000
6.00 g and propylene glycol 3.77 g. The response to the physical properties of the
optimum formula from the results of the predicted value and the experimental value
showed no significant difference.