Abstract

IDENTIFICATION OF STANDARD PARAMETER OF MAHAGONY'S SEED (SWIETENIA MAHAGONI JACQ.) BASED ON INDONESIAN HERBAL PHARMACOPEIA FOR ANTI-HYPERGLICEMIC MEDICAMENTS

Sukardiman*, Lusiana Arifianti and Widya A. Praharsiwi

ABSTRACT

Mahagony (Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.) has a potency to be developed as anti-hyperglycemic agent. The raw material is affected by many factors such as cultivation, post harvest and processing. Standard parameters were used to ensure safety, efficacy and quality of the product. This study identified some of standard parameters based on Indonesian Herbal Pharmacopeia that may be useful as guidelines to choose mahagony’s seed for anti-hyperglicemic medicaments.

Keywords: standard parameter, raw material, ethanolic extract, Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.