“Uji Mutu Simplisia Temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) di Salah Satu Desa di Kecamatan Slahung”.

Simplisia was developed by local farmers with the simplicia-making method
traditionally and based on experience (empirical). The water content of ginger
rhizome when harvested ranges from 75% -80%, this figure is quite high so that
this commodity is easily damaged if it is not immediately processed or dried.
Researchers conducted a study on the quality of temulawak simplicia in one
village in Slahung District, Ponorogo Regency. Quality testing is carried out in
accordance with the Indonesian Herbal Pharmacopoeia Edition I of 2008 and the
Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Drug and Food Supervisory Agency
Number 12 of 2014 concerning Quality Requirements for Traditional Medicines.
In this test a sample of temulawak simplicia was used by accidentally
taking. The population of the ginger simplicia in one of the villages in Slahung
Subdistrict, Ponorogo Regency. Examination of these samples was carried out by
drying shrinkage test, total ash test, acid insoluble ash content test, water soluble
extract test, ethanol soluble extract test, volatile oil content test, curcuminoid
content test, moisture content test, and microbiology test.
From the experimental results obtained drying shrinkage test of 15,65%,
total ash content test of 5,85%, acid insoluble ash content test of 1,53%, test levels
of water soluble extracts of 6,97% and 5,8%, assay levels of soluble ethanol
extracts of 2.3% and 2.5%, test of volatile oil content of 1,3% and 2%,
curcuminoid levels of 0,94% and 1,08%, water content test of 15,65% and
15,54%, total plate number test has a value of 25,1 x 105 colonies / gram and
22,85 x 105 colonies / gram, and test the number yeast mold has a value of 1 x 103
colonies / gram and 2 x 103 colonies / grams. Based on the Regulation of the Head
of the Republic of Indonesia Food and Drug Supervisory Agency Number 12 of
2014 concerning the Requirements for Quality of Traditional Medicines and
Indonesian Herbal Pharmacopoeia Edition I in 2008 for the yeast fungus test
sample the temulawak simplicia met the requirements while for drying shrinkage
test, total ash content test, level test acid-insoluble ash, water soluble extract test,
ethanol soluble extract test, volatile oil content test, curcuminoid content test,
moisture content test, and total plate number test for temulawak simplicia samples
did not meet the requirements.
Keywords: quality test, simplicia, ginger