Potent of Litsea cubeba based on essential oils content in some parts of plant

Abstract

Wibawa IPAH, Saraswaty V, Andila PS, Tirta IG. 2018. Potent of Litsea cubeba based on essential oils content in some parts of plant. Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 4: 76-82. Indonesia forests are rich with essential oils producing plant that has excellent prospect as an export commodity. One of the potential essential oil-producing plants is Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. The aims of this study were to determine variations of essential oils content from different part of L. cubeba i.e. leaves, bark and fruit, investigate the chemical constituents of the essential oils by GCMS from these parts and also predicted the potential use of L. cubeba regarding bioactivity of compound that was identified. The results showed that the yield essential oils from distillation of different part from L. cubeba significantly different, i.e., 10%, 3.33% and 1% w/v respectively for fruit, leaves and bark. Each part also produces different compounds, because of that, it can be concluded that each part had different bioactivity. Essential oils from the leaves were recommended as a natural insect repellant in which also can be used as anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, if used as a liniment it will provide a relaxing effect on the muscles and stop the inflammation. Meanwhile essential oils from fruit was recommended as biopesticides because of the high content of verbenol and the bark was recommended as termicide.