IDENTIFIKASI KOMPONEN AKTIF MINYAK ATSIRI DAUN Vitex trifolia, Linn YANG BERPERAN SEBAGAI PENOLAK SERANGGA TERHADAP Chrysomya sp.:

Abstrak

Dried leaves powder of Vitex trifolia, Linn, is used tradisionally as insect repellent. The activity of the essential oil (isolated from the leaves) and this fractions were studied as a repellent against Chrysomya sp. Fraction E contained a single component and has proven as the most effective to repel Chrysomya sp. According to the spectra of UV, IR, and GC-MS analysis, the single component of fraction E was identified as 4-methyl-1-(methylethy)3-cyclohexnol.