Skrining Fitokimia dan Uji Aktivitas Sitotoksik dari Tumbuhan Sarang Semut (Myrmecodia beccarii Hook.f.) Asal Kabupaten Merauke
ABSTRACT: Sarang semut
(Myrmecodia beccarii Hook.f.) is a famous medicinal plant of Papua, which has
traditionally potential in treating a
wide variety of
mild and severe
illnesses, such as
cancers and tumors,
gout, coronary heart
disease, hemorrhoids,
tuberculosis, migraines, rheumatism,
and leukemia. The
purposes of this
study were to
determine the content of the active compound group and the cytotoxic
activity of sarang semut plants from Merauke Region. The extraction
was done by
maceration using 96
% ethanol. The
concentration of ethanolic
extract were 0, 25, 50, 75, 100
ppm. The results
of the study
showed that the
cytotoxic activity determine
using BSLT (Brine
Shrimp Lethality Test) method
have a high
cytotoxic activity with
LC50 values of
22.86 ppm and
containing the active compound namely flavonoids, tannins
and saponins separately. The ethanolic extract of tuber of sarang semut (M. beccarii)
has a high cytotoxic activity against larvae of Artemia salina Leach according
BSLT method.
Penulis: MODUSTRIARTI P.
MARDANY, LINUS Y. CHRYSTOMO, ADITYA K. KARIM
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd160003
