Identification of Chemical Compounds in Plumbago zeylanica Linn Leaves from Indonesia.

Plumbago zeylanica L., commonly known as leadwort or Ki Encok plant in Indonesia, has some beneficial effects on human health, such as anticancer, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, and anti-diabetic. Therefore, this experimental study aims to evaluate the chloroform extracts of P. zeylanica L. leaves for the isolation of the phytoconstituents. The crushed form of the leaves from South Sumatera (6.5 g) was macerated in 65 ml of chloroform for 5 days, while a total of 80 g leaves powder from Central Java was dissolved in 800 ml of chloroform. The extracts were filtered and evaporated to dryness using a rotary evaporator. Subsequently, the identification of secondary metabolites was carried out using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). In conclusion, the leaves of P. zeylanica L. contain β -sitosterol, lupeol, plumbagin, phytol, and lauric acid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]