Analysis of chlorophyll content in six traditional medicinal plants as an alternative food supplement

Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Science Education August 2015, p. BC.9-12 Available on http://fsm.uksw.edu/ojs/index.php/2015/article/view/27Chlorophyll can be found on almost every green plant, it is because chlorophyll is the main pigment of plants. Chlorophyll has a lot of important benefits such as helping optimize metabolic function and immune system. But the source of chlorophyll which is usually consumed today is usually derived from algae that are difficult to obtain. Because of that we need to find the source of chlorophyll from plants which are easily obtained. This study aims to determine the chlorophyll content of some medicinal plant s that are easily found. To analize the chlorophyll content we used Arnon (1994) method. The statistical test used was analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a complete random design (CRD) at 95% confidence level, if the results of ANOVA showed real difference, we continued the analysis using Duncan test. The results showed that the content of chlorophyll-a was highest in grass jelly leaves and the lowest was in the green betel leaves, while the highest chlorophyll-b was found in screwpine leaves and the lowest was found in green betel leaves, the highest total chlorophyll was contained in screwpine leaves and the lowest was found in the leaves of binahong. In conclusion then pandan leaves and grass jelly leaves are potential to be used as an alternative for chlorophyll supplement