Abstract
The usage of herbal medicinal is still the widespread among society today in their daily lives. This is mostly due to the tradition of our ancestors who really relied on traditional medicine to cure diseases and improve their intelligence. Next, herbal plants are said to have more and better nutrients and nourishment than modern medicine. This is because the compound have been mixed with the use of other chemicals to produce medicines. Centella asiatica (pegaga) is an herbal plant that is commonly heard about its benefits both internally and externally. However, scientific research is needed to prove its benefits. Thus, the society do not clarified much on the actual nutrients thoroughly. Besides that, Centella asiatica is generally known to come from the Apiaceae family and this plant is an important plant with a wide range of traditional, medicinal and therapeutic values. This plant has it own speciality or strong point in which it is choosen to be mentioned in the Quran. To prove its efficacy, a spectroscopy analysis of Centella asiatica extract was performed using ATR-FTIR. The use of Centella asiatica samples has also been diversified into leaf part and stem part. This is to compare the nutrient content in the leaves. The results from this research is that Centella asiatica leaves do have antimicrobial compound. Therefore, the usage of Centella asiatica leaves in society needs to be expanded so that its nutrients can be utilized to the maximum for the benefit of the people and improvement to the national economy.
Highlights
One of the most generally utilized therapeutic plants in Malaysia is Centella asiatica
Using spectroscopy analysis using Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), the functional group of antimicrobial compounds found in Centella asiatica leaves was determined
We can deduce the antimicrobial compound presents in Centella asiatica leaves through its functional group
Summary
One of the most generally utilized therapeutic plants in Malaysia is Centella asiatica. Centella asiatica has been ordinarily utilized in people’ s medication for a long time to treat a wide assortment of infections One such herb, widely used as a green leafy vegetable, is Centella asiatica (Gotu kola) in traditional societies around the globe because of its well-known health benefits. Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) Attenuated Total Reflection Spectroscopy is a mark-free, nondangerous strategy that can be applied to a wide assortment of natural applications, from imaging malignancy tissues and live cells to surveying the organization of protein substance and protein optional structure (Tiernan et al, 2020). One of the most widely recognized testing methods in Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is constricted absolute reflectance, or ATR, alongside transmission. To scan test samples and observe chemical properties, the FTIR analysis system uses infrared light. The two phases are positioned in a device called a separatory funnel, and between the two phases, compounds in the system will be dispersed
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