DETERMINATION OF EUGENOL IN VOLATILE OIL FROM CLOVE LEAF AND FLOWER (Eugenia aromatica OK) BY TLC-DENSITOMETRY

ABSTRACT Clove (Eugenia aromatic OK) is a tropical plant that come from Maluku. Clove oil contain volatile oil that usuallyobtained from flowers by the distillation method, but there are some literatures mentioned clove leaves also containvolatile oil. Based on this, research was conducted to determine the content of eugenol in volatile oil of cloveleaf and flower. Determination of eugenol by TLC-Densitometry showed that, eugenol content in clove volatile oilfrom flower 82.49% and from leaf 79.03%. ABSTRAK Cengkeh (Eugenia aromatic OK) adalah tanaman tropis yang berasal dari Maluku. Minyak atsiri cengkeh biasanya didapatkan dari bunga menggunakan metode destilasi, tetapi beberapa literature menyebutkan bahwadaun cengkeh juga mengandung minyak atsiri. Untuk itu dilakukan penelitian penentuan eugenol dalam minyakatsiri dan dan bunga cengkeh. Dengan menggunakan TLC Densitometer diperoleh minyak atsiri dari bunga82,49% dan daun 79,03%.