Penetapan Kadar Fenol Total dan Pengujian Aktivitas Antioksidan Minyak Jahe Gajah (Zingiber officinale var. officinale)
ABSTRACT: Jahe gajah (Zingiber
officinale var. officinale) is one of export commodity plant in Indonesia. Part
of jahe gajah often to be used is the rhizome, that content lots of essentials
oil. One of the essential oil content is a phenolic compound. Phenolic compound
is a natural product function as antioxidant reducing oxidative damage in the
body that cause inflammation. The aim of this study was to determine the total
phenolic content and antioxidant activity of jahe gajah oil. The total phenol
content was determined using Folin-Ciocalteu method and the antioxidant
activity assay was done using DPPH method. The total phenol content for jahe
gajah oil was 0.626 ± 0.022 mg GAE/g . The IC50 of jahe gajah oil was 5,766 ±
0,087 µl/ml. Antioxidant activity from jahe gajah oil was suggested to be
contributed by the phenolic compound and result from synergistic action of all
constituents.
Keywords: essential oil,
aktivitas antioxidant, phenolic content
Penulis: Tsabit Barki, Nia
Kristiningrum, Endah Puspitasari, Fifteen Aprila Fajrin
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd170096
