Analisis kualitatif dan kuantitatif bahan kimia obat asam mefenamat dalam jamu: review
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One alternative for the community in overcoming illness is to consume herbal medicine (jamu), thereby increasing demand for herbal medicine (jamu) and causing competition among herbal medicine producers. This competition has led to fraud in the form of the addition of medicinal chemicals (BKO). One type of BKO that can be found in herbal medicine (jamu) preparations is mefenamic acid. This literature study aims to collect relevant evidence, provide information on analytical methods, and understand the relevant theories, concepts, and frameworks related to the research topic. It is hoped that this will facilitate researchers in conducting related research, namely qualitative and quantitative analysis of mefenamic acid BKO in herbal medicine. The research began with searching for articles using the Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, and Crossref databases with the help of the Harzing's Publish or Perish application. The article search was adjusted to the inclusion and exclusion criteria that had been set. After searching, 15 articles that met the requirements were obtained. Next, the articles were extracted and analysed descriptively and compiled in tabular form. Based on the results of the literature study, it conclude that mefenamic acid in herbal medicine was analysed qualitatively (TLC, colour reaction, and UV-Vis spectrophotometer) and quantitatively (TLC-densitometry and UV-Vis spectrophotometer). Analysis of mefenamic acid can also be performed simultaneously with other BKO, such as paracetamol, allopurinol, piroxicam, ibuprofen, prednisone, sodium diclofenac, dexamethasone, and phenylbutazone.
Keywords:
Herbal medicine, Medical chemicals, Analysis, Mefenamic acidReferences
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