Institusion
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional
Author
Amadea, Yovita Lola Yolanda
Subject
RN Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Mathematics
Datestamp
2021-03-02 03:50:43
Abstract :
Heavy metal pollution can have a negative impact on the health of the
environment and organism, one of which is cadmium metal. If cadmium exposed
to the human body continuously can cause hepar cirrhosis. Secondary metabolites
that are capable of binding metals are alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, saponins and
tannins. A plant that is rich in secondary metabolites is the Moringa oleifera plant. Moringa leaves are often used as a food ingredient that is popular with the
community. In this study a cadmium metal binding test was carried out with
ethanol 90% extract of Moringa oleifera leaves, by mixing 20 ppm cadmium
metal solution with each concentration of Moringa leaves extract sample with a
variation 50 ppm, 75 ppm, 100 ppm, 125 ppm and 150 ppm for 60 minutes. The
remaining cadmium measured by the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. This
study aims to determine the potential of Moringa leaves in reducing levels of
cadmium metal and determine the EC50 value of Moringa leaf extract in reducing
50% of cadmium metal content. The results obtained, ethanol extract of 90%
Moringa leaves containing alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, saponins and tannins
has the potential to reduce cadmium metal with EC50 values at concentrations of
50 ppm.