UJI TOKSISITAS AKUT INFUSA BUAH MENGKUDU (Morinda citrifolia L.) PADA Artemia salina MENGGUNAKAN METODE BRINE SHRIMP LETHALITY TEST (BSLT) (original) (raw)

Mengkudu fruit ( Morinda citifolia L.) is one of plants which has been known and used by indonesian society as traditional medicine. This plant contains alkaloid, phenol, steroid, and flavonoid which can cause toxicity. The aim of this study was to know about acute toxicity of mengkudu fruit infusions using brine shrimp lethality test method which will be indicated by LC50 value. This research was experimental research using post test only control group design that used negative control and 5 concentrations of infusion those are 1000 mg/L, 500 mg/L, 100 mg/L, 50 mg/L, and 10 mg/L. Death of larvae observed 24 hours after giving the infusiona. LC50 of mengkudu fruit infusion is 62,3 mg/L. The result of this study showed that mengkudu fruit infusions cause toxic effect. Keywords : Noni Fruit, Toxycity, Brine Shrimp Lethality Test, LC50 ABSTRAK Buah mengkudu ( Morinda citrifolia L.) merupakan salah satu tanaman yang banyak dikenal dan digunakan oleh masyarakat sebagai obat tradisional. ...