Abstract :
Inflammation is an attempt by the body to inactivate or damage organisms
that attack the body, remove irritants, and increase the degree of tissue repair. Johar
leaves contain chemical compounds in the form of alkaloids, saponins, tannins,
flavonoids, barracol, sitosterol. This study aims to determine the anti-inflammatory
effect of the johar leaf ethyl acetate fraction topically, to determine the optimum
concentration of johar leaf ethyl acetate fraction in cream preparations, and to
determine the physical properties of the johar leaf ethyl acetate fraction cream and
cream saturation.
The leaves of johar (Cassia siamea L.) were extracted using the maceration
method with 70% ethanol. The ethanol extract of johar leaves was fractionated with
water, n-hexane and ethyl acetate as solvents. The ethyl acetate fraction of johar
leaves was made cream with a concentration of 2.5%, 5% and 10%. The basis and the
three formulas were tested for the physical quality of the cream including the
organoleptic test, homogeneity, viscosity, spreadability, adhesion, cream type, pH and
cream stability. The anti-inflammatory effect was determined by measuring the
thickness of the back skin of the mice. The data obtained were analyzed statistically
One Way Anova with a confidence level of 95% to determine that there were
significant differences between treatment groups.
The results showed that the leaf ethyl acetate fraction cream could provide
topical anti-inflammatory effects on carrageenan-induced white mice with an
effective concentration of 5% with (% PI) of 36.67%. The ethyl acetate fraction of
johar leaves with a concentration of 2.5% and 5% fulfilled the requirements for the
physical properties of the cream, but the cream with a concentration of 10% did not
meet the requirements in the pH test. And the ethyl acetate fraction cream of johar
leaves was stable in 1 month storage.