Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluated the quality parameters and analyzed the antioxidant activity of seroja leaves Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
 Methods: The quantification of the chemical compound was determined by its total phenol and flavonoid levels. The evaluate the antioxidant activity was determined by the comparability of the four common radical scavenging assays using 2,2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS); 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical; cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC); ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP); and 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) methods.
 Results: The results of phytochemical screening for simplicia powder and 70% ethanol extract of seroja leaves contain secondary metabolites of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, coumarin, quinones, and triterpenoid steroids. The results of the determination of the quality parameters meet the requirements of quality and safety standard of the medicinal herb. The result of the determination of total phenol content from 70% ethanol extract of Seroja leaves was 181.62±0.82 mg GAE/g extract. The results of the determination of total flavonoid levels from 70% ethanol extract of seroja leaves amounted to 289.83±1.04 mg QE/g extract. The results of antioxidant activity tests using the ABTS, DPPH, and TBA methods showed IC50 respectively 287.7 mg/l, 22.3 mg/l, and 352.6 mg/l and CUPRAC and FRAP methods had an antioxidant capacity of 160.76±0.35 and 253.36±0.48 mg AAE/g extract.
 Conclusion: Seroja leaves (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) have the potential to be used as an antioxidant medicinal herb and its extract meet the standard of quality control and safety.
Highlights
The use of antioxidants from natural ingredients to ward off free radicals is becoming a popular research material in the world of health
Lotus plants (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) better known as swamp plants which are found in Indonesia have many benefits, one of which is as an antioxidant [2, 3]
Simplisia powder and 70% ethanol extract of leaves of the seroja leaves were analyzed phytochemically to determine the content of the samples used
Summary
The use of antioxidants from natural ingredients to ward off free radicals is becoming a popular research material in the world of health. An increase in the amount of free radicals in the body can cause oxidative stress, which according to some studies if it occurs continuously, can cause degenerative diseases. Antioxidants are compounds that can inhibit the oxidation process of free radicals by the mechanism of action, namely donating one of the hydrogen atoms (H) or protons to free radical compounds so that free radical compounds can be more stable. According to several studies that have been done, the use of synthetic antioxidants in the long term can potentially cause carcinogenic [1]. The use of natural ingredients for treatment tends to increase with the people's thinking back to nature and the belief that the use of natural materials has minimum side effects. Lotus plants (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) better known as swamp plants which are found in Indonesia have many benefits, one of which is as an antioxidant [2, 3]
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