Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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Determination Of Standard Parameter Of Ethanol Extract Of Rosemary Herb

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is A kind of potpourri who have aromatic odour and very prospectif to be developed because showing an high antioxidant activities. In order to get the information about standardization parameter on ethanol extract of rosemary herb,a research was done about specific and non specific parameters, also chemical content of rosemary herb from Lembang and Yogyakarta. The result of this research indicated that rosemary herb has 25.81-30.60% extractive matter; 36.00-48.33 % v/b water content; 1.17-4.83% ash content; 3.67-4.33% soluble ash content; 2.00-2.67% insoluble acid ash content; 1.67-2.30% water soluble extractive matter; 6.83-13.83% ethanol soluble extractive matter; 42-44.38% loss on drying; 0.936-0.977 specific grafity. Phytochemical screening showed the presence of flavonoids, monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, steroids and quinone