IDENTIFIKASI KUALITATIF DAN KONROL KUALITAS MINYAK ATSIRI PADA HERBA KERING SERAI WANGI DENGAN DESTILASI AIR

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Abstract: essential Oils, cymbopogon sweet quality simplisia. Essential Oil is volatile oil or oil fly that
generally tangible balance, from the plant roots, skin, stem, leaves, fruits, grains, as well as from the
flower in a way destilasi. Plant that contains essential oils and the potential to be developed is plants
cymbopogon nardus sweet (Andropogon Linn.). Essential Oil from herbs cymbopogon sweet, in a way
pengepresan. In addition, oil prices volatile herbs clean citronella stick sweet, with the destilasi water.
The aim of the research is to identify and know quality control essential oils cymbopogon fragrant herbs
dry method destilasi with water. Research method used is descriptive method with sample as many as
300 grams. The data obtained from the analysis quality parameters simplisia (the level of water),
identification essential oil in general, and analysis parameter quality essential oil (yield (chemistry),
trial organoleptik, and the weight of). Results parameter simplisia cymbopogon herbs perfume, the level
of water 6%; isolation result essential oil from 300 grams samples cymbopogon herbs fragrant dried up
by 2.16 ml with yield (chemistry) essential oil herbs cymbopogon fragrant dried up to 0.72 percent v/b;
identification result essential oil in general in herbs contains essential oils cymbopogon fragrant; the
weight of essential oils cymbopogon fragrant dried herbs of 0.878 gr/m.