UTILIZATION OF WILD PLANTS OF PECUT KUDA LEAVES (Starchytarpheta jamaicensis L.Vahl) BY ULTRASONIC ASSISTED EXTRACTION METHOD IN PAPERSOAP PREPARATIONS

Abstract

The pecut kuda plant (Starchytarpheta jamaicensis L. Vahl) is a plant that is found in the Ambarawa area, Central Java but is still not widely used so it is considered a wild plant by the community. Horse cut leaves are known to have several secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins and tannins that have been known to have good antibacterial activity. This study is an experimental study to test the physical characteristics of papersoap preparation formulations with each concentration respectively 5%, 10% and 15%. Organoleptical analysis showed that each preparation had a brown color and was in the form of solid paper with a pH of 8 with an average foam height of 68 mm with retention reaching 5 minutes with homogeneous results. The results showed that the formulation of paper soap preparations with a concentration of 15% had good physical stability and had met applicable standards.