Extraction And Phytochemical Screening Of Ethanol Extract And Simplicia Of Moringa Leaf (Moringa Oleifera Lam.) From Sidikalang, North Sumatera

Moringa leaf is a plant that has many uses that comes from the family Moringaceae and it is
a tropical plant that is familiar to Indonesian people. Pharmacologically, this plant extract
is reported to have antimicrobial and fungicide and it is rich in antioxidants. This
metabolite compound contained in Moringa leaves has the potential as an antioxidant,
antibacterial, functional and others. This study aims to determine the simplicia
characterization of Moringa leaves and to determine the secondary metabolites contained
in Moringa leaves, both Moringa leaf powder and Moringa leaf extract. The method of this
research is experimental including the simplicia making and ethanol extract of Moringa
leaves by maceration method, simplicia characterization and phytochemical screening. The
results of the simplicia characterization of Moringa leaves for ethanol soluble extract
content was 10,9% and water-soluble extract content was 15,8%, ash content was 9,6% and
acid insoluble ash content was 0,6% and water content was 8%. The results of this study
also showed that the simplicia powder and ethanol extract of Moringa leaves contained
flavonoid, tannin, alkaloid, steroid and saponin.