Open AccessIDENTIFIKASI KOMPONEN AKTIF MINYAK ATSIRI DAUN VITEX TRIFOLIA, LINN YANG BERPERAN SEBAGAI PENOLAK SERANGGA TERHADAP CHRYSOMYA SP.
Author(s) -
J S Ami Soewandi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
berkala penelitian hayati (journal of biological researchers)/berkala penelitian hayati
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2337-389X
pISSN - 0852-6834
DOI - 10.23869/bphjbr.4.2.19995
Subject(s) - essential oil , biology , traditional medicine , botany , chemistry , medicine
Dried leaves powder of Vitex trifolia, Linn, is used tradisionally as insect repellent. The activity of the essential oil (isolated from the leaves) and this fractions were studied as a repellent against Chrysomya sp. Fraction E contained a single component and has proven as the most effective to repel Chrysomya sp. According to the spectra of UV, IR, and GC-MS analysis, the single component of fraction E was identified as 4-methyl-1-(methylethy)3-cyclohexnol.