Dupa Kayu Gaharu (Aquilaria malaccensis) dengan Aromaterapi Serai Wangi (Cymbopongon nardus)

Abstract

incense in the form of bio-briquettes is an aromatic biotic material which then releases fragrant smoke when burned. Incense itself consists of various simplicia organs, aromatic plant materials such as roots, rhizomes, bark and wood which are then combined with essential oils. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of incense and information about the level of preference of panelists for incense from branches and trunks of gaharu trees in the form of briquettes. Making bio-briquette incense uses the procedure of carbonizing the stems and branches of the gaharu plant, grinding and filtering the charcoal, making adhesives and making aromatherapy bio-briquettes. Tests for determination of density, moisture content, ash content and volatile matter based on SNI 06-3730-1995, and data analysis used a completely randomized factorial design. The results of the study showed that the density values obtained from agarwood incense with citronella aromatherapy had the best value in the m2b0 treatment, the best moisture content values were found in the m1c1 and m2c2 treatments, the ash content values were m1c2, m0c4, m1c4, m3c1, m4c2, m4c1, m0c2, m3c2, m2c3, m4b3, m0b2, m4b1, m3b1 and the best aromatherapy volatile matter levels were found in the m1b1 treatment. In the organoleptic test with gaharu stem material, the respondents liked the m4b4 treatment and with the gaharu branch material, the respondents liked the m4c4 treatment