ANALISIS KADAR KURKUMIN PADA JAMU GENDONG KUNYIT ASAM DAERAH DESA PALUR MENGGUNAKAN METODE KLT-DENSITIMETRI

ABSTRACT

ANALYSIS OFCURCUMIN CONCENTRATION ” JAMU GENDONG”
TUMERIC ACID IN THE DISTRICT OF PALUR VILLAGE
USING TLC-DENSITOMETRY METHOD

Gezha Icsvanditra
190209101

The tamarind herbal medicine consists of turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
and tamarind (Tamarindus indica). Turmeric contains active substances, one of

which is curcumin, which functions as an analgesic, antipyretic and anti-
inflammatory. The purpose of this study was to determine the curcumin levels in

tamarind herbal medicine in Palur Village.
This research method using TLC-Densitometry instrument. The sample
from producer of “Jamu Gendong” turmeric acid of Palur Village. This research
used qualitative analysis, namely the TLC method and quantitative analysis using
the TLC-Densitometry method.
The results showed that the three samples of tamarind jamu turmeric had
a value of Rf = 0.51 and curcumin levels from the TLC-Densitometry method in
sample 1, sample 2 and sample 3 as 47,86 ppm, 18,00 ppm and 41,11 ppm. From
this study it can be concluded that the curcumin levels in each producer of
tamarind turmeric are not the same.