Abstract :
Temulawak rhizome (Curcuma zanthorriza) is a traditional herbal medicine that is easily
available. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the ethanol extract of
temulawak rhizome could provide an antipyretic effect against yeast-induced male white
rats.This study used 25 male white rats which were divided into 5 treatment groups, namely,
negative control (CMC Na), positive control (Paracetamol), and the ethanol extract treatment
group of temulawak rhizome (100ml, 200ml and 400ml doses). Rats were induced fever by
using Brewer's yeast at a dose of 1 ml. Body temperature was measured with a digital
thermometer rectally, the temperature was measured every 30 minutes for 150 minutes after
oral administration, then the fever data were obtained and body temperature measurements
each time. The data was then used to calculate AUC and the average AUC data were analyzed
using one way ANOVA test. The results showed that the chemical content in the ethanol extract
of temulawak rhizome that has an antipyretic effect is flavonoids, essential oils, alkaloids. The
results of measuring the decrease in body temperature showed that the ethanol extract of
temulawak rhizome had the most effective antipyretic effect, namely a dose of 400 ml
compared to negative control CMC Na.