Abstract
One of the efforts to optimize the utilization of natural materials that is used them as medicinal plants, including Dlingu (Acorus calamus L.) and Garlic (Allium sativum) which have the potential as antioxidants. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a combination extract of Acorus calamus L. (Dlingu) and Allium sativum (Garlic) on antioxidant activity. This research is an experimental research which is the test of antioxidant content and antioxidant activity test with 5 series of concentrations and 4 times of repetition. The research materials, namely dlingu stem and single clove garlic tubers were extracted, phytochemical screening was carried out and then antiradical free IC50 was determined. Based on the test results of the chemical extract of dligu and single clove garlic, the highest content was alkaloid 5.16%, tannin 4.05%, saponin 3.01%, and flavonoid 2.18%. The test results of the chemical antioxidant activity of extracts dligu and single clove garlic contain IC50 values of 17.062 ppm, including a very strong class of antioxidants.Keywords: antioxidant, Dlingu, Single Clove (Male) Garlic.
Highlights
The development efforts toward natural materials as traditional medicine is conducted immediately to find out the newest medicines in overcoming the various of health problems which is caused by the modern medicine contain chemicals that have side effects either direct effects or indirect accumulated effects (Nurhasan, 2015)
The utilization of natural materials which is used as medicine rarely causes the side effects
One of the efforts is to optimize the utilization of natural materials which have the potential as medicine, including Dlingu (Acorus calamus L.) from Araceae family
Summary
The development efforts toward natural materials as traditional medicine is conducted immediately to find out the newest medicines in overcoming the various of health problems which is caused by the modern medicine contain chemicals that have side effects either direct effects or indirect accumulated effects (Nurhasan, 2015). The utilization of natural materials which is used as medicine rarely causes the side effects. One of the efforts is to optimize the utilization of natural materials which have the potential as medicine, including Dlingu (Acorus calamus L.) from Araceae family. Dlingu (Acorus calamus L.) is a water plant which is found excessively as the wild plant at the bank, marsh and the flooded material during the year. Biological activity that is resulted by Dlingu plant is able to produce the compounds from the class of Terpen, Flavonoid, International Journal of Applied Biology, 3(1), 2019 alcohol saponin, aldehyde, and phenol such as, karvakrol, eugenol, timol, sinamaldehyde, sinamat acid, and perilaldehyde, volatile oil (Nurhasan, 2015). The high and low quality of volatile oil depends on the area of Dlingu rhizome itself
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