Maserasi Menggunakan Pelarut Olein-Lesitin dengan Perbandingan 2:1 untuk Memperoleh Minyak Atsiri dari Daun Attarasa (Litsea cubeba (Lour) Pers.)

Abstract

The fruits and leaves of attarasa (Litsea cubeba (Lour) Pers.) of the family Lauraceae have been used by native people in North Sumatera as flavor in food and fragrance in rooms due to its essential oil constituents. In this research, the essential oils of the fresh and dried leaves were extracted by maceration using olein-lecithin 2: 1 as solvent. The essential oil components were then analyzed by GC-MS. The major components from fresh leaves attarasa werf3 eucalyptol (69.7%), 13-pinene (19.43%), a-terpineol (5.54%), a-pinene (3.89%), terpinene-4-ol (1.01 %), caryophillen (0.44%) and a-pheiandren (0.27%). The chemical components of essential oils in fresh and dried leaves are the same, and differ only in the percentage of each component. The components of dried leaves were eucalyptol (59.93%), 13-pinene (26.8%), a-pinene (9.39%), a-terpineol (3.42%), a-phelandren (1.10%), and caryophillen (0.36%).