Year: 2026 | Month: June | Volume: 13 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 7-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20260602
Phytochemical Profile Analysis of Ethanol from Jamaican Cherry Leaf (Muntingia calabura L.) and Spanish Cherry Leaf (Mimusops elengi L.)
Fatmawati, Siswanto, Siti Aisiah, Sucipto
Aquaculture Study Program, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Fatmawati
ABSTRACT
Jamaican cherry and Spanish cherry plants are widely used as shade trees. These plants are commonly found on the grounds of Lambung Mangkurat University, but they have not yet been utilized as sources of antioxidants or for treating fish diseases. These plants produce phytochemical compounds in the form of secondary metabolites that can be used as antioxidants and to treat diseases in fish. This study aims to identify the phytochemical secondary metabolites present in Jamaican cherry and Spanish cherry leaves. The method employed was a qualitative analysis. Based on the test results of this study, Jamaican cherry leaf contain secondary metabolites in the form of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and hydroquinones; saponins were not detected in Jamaican cherry leaf in this study, whereas Spanish leaf contain alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and hydroquinones.
Keywords: Phytochemicals, jamaican cherry leaf, spanish cherry leaf, qualitative, ethanol.
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