Abstract :
In the present world be in the climate back to nature or known as the
movement of returned to natural in the implementation of getting used to live with
avoid materials chemistry of synthetic and prioritize natural materials. The use of
natural plant as traditional medicine is one of effort to improve public health. One
of the plant that can be used by the public is herbaceous meniran (Phyllanthus
niruri L.). Meniran known to have the activity of anti-inflammatory, diuretic, and
imunostimulan, in addition the equally important meniran also have the
antioxidant activity. Meniran has the potential as antioxidant because it contains
alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids and steroids. This study aims to compare the
antioxidant activity stew and freshly squeezed herbaceous meniran and measure
the value IC50 stew and freshly squeezed herbaceous meniran. Test antioxidant
activity is done by the method DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl). The result
showed that the stew herbaceous meniran have antioxidant activity weak with
value IC50 for 432,31 ppm and on the juice herbaceous meniran off as antioxdant
with value IC50 for 643,56 ppm.