“Pembuatan Sediaan Balsem Bentuk Batang dari Minyak Atsiri Umbi Bawang Merah (Allium cepa var ascalonicum Linn.) dan Uji Mutu Sediaan”

Red onion has long been used as a treatment, one of them as a child fever
reliever in ancient times. Pharmacologically onion bulbs are antipyretic that
rapidly lower body temperature. In addition, the essential oil has a distinctive
aroma, which when inhaled can cope with dizziness, catch a massage when the
wind to remove the stomach and blood circulation. The formulation of this
research is to know the result of manufacture of balsam product made from main
oil of red onion with the shape of stem as innovation product that can be
marketed. In addition, to know the value of test results in the form of organoleptis,
pH, homogeneity, and microbial contamination on the resulting product and the
suitability of the test results with the requirements of Regulation of Head of
BPOM RI. 12 Year 2014 on Traditional Medicinal Quality Requirements that is
pH 5,8-6,7, homogeneous homogeneity, ALT ≤103
and AKK ≤102
.
Several methods used in this research, namely essential oils produced by
distillation method, Once obtained essential oil in the required amount, followed
by the manufacture of balsam preparations. Furthermore, the quality test is done
in the form of organoleptis test, pH, homogeneity, and microbial contamination.
The organoleptic test was performed by physical observation, pH was done by
using pH indicator paper, homogeneity test by polishing on the surface of glass
object, and microbial contamination test with ALT method as many as 30-300
colonies/gram counted and as many as 40-60 colon/gram calculated. Having
obtained data from the test conducted data and then directly compared with the
requirements.
From the results of quality testing can be stated that the balsem form of
stem products meet the requirements according to the regulation of the Head of
BPOM RI. 12 Year 2014. Product shaped balsem shape has a solid shape with
brownish tinted, a typical aroma of onion and when smeared felt warm skin. The
pH test results obtained pH 6 did not exceed the requirements of pH 5.8-6.7,
homogeneity test stated homogeneous results, ALT 0 colony/gram test did not
exceed the maximum limit of ≤103
and the AKK 0 colony/gram test did not exceed
the maximum limit ≤102
Keywords: red onion, balsam, quality analysis, AKK, ALT