Kopyor coconut or Cocos nucifera L. is a plant that is found in tropical countries as a natural ingredient that contains nutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and fatty acids. The potential of Kopyor coconut is mainly produced from water and soft meat. Some of the benefits of kopyor coconut water are believed to be antipyretic and anti-inflammatory, while the benefits of fruit flesh itself have not been much known.
The benefits of developing its potential as a medicinal and cosmetic ingredient, kopyor coconut meat will be extracted and tested for its contents. To get large quantities of Kopyor coconut extract, extraction needs to be chosen with the right method, so that all major components can be identified.
Kopyor coconut extract is hypothesized and indicated by several world researchers for anti-bacterial, antioxidant, anti-viral, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Hypothesis as a cosmetic ingredient, among others, for skin and hair care, also reduces psoriasis, eczema, softens the skin, reduces dryness of the skin, prevents wrinkles and black spots, and anti UV radiation.
The extraction process is the first and primary process before the other tests are a pre-formulation test, formulation, and further activity testing. Extraction is the process of extracting active compounds from an ingredient or simplicia using an appropriate solvent. Extraction can be done by various methods, according to their nature and purpose. This research will study the extraction, identification, characterization, and activity test of the active bacterium kopyor extract (Cocos nucifera L.).
This research was started by extracting kopyor flesh. The results of the study have shown that extraction yields optimal results, namely the yield efficiency of 23%. The extract was then identified, including drying losses, total ash content, insoluble acid ash, content in the extract, and saponification numbers and followed by evaluation of kopyor meat antibacterial activity and extract activity. Standardized extracts had a drying loss of 35%, total ash of 8.95%, acid insoluble ash 31%, and content of extracts soluble in water and ethanol were 56.9% and 0.6%, respectively.
Saponification values indicate the number 56, and this shows that both dried kopyor meat powder and extracts have high activity as an antibacterial against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
This research is a collaboration between researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, and researchers from Universitas Muhamadiyah, Purwokerto. Therefore, this research is recommended for the pre-formulation test and formulation of the drug and cosmetic preparations.
Author: Dewi Melani Hariyadi
Link: https://pharmascope.org/ijrps/article/view/1864/2928 Dewi Melani Hariyadi, Sisunandar Sudarma, Suciati, Isnaeni, Noorma Rosita. 2020. Characterization and antibacterial activity of Cocos Nucifera L. Meat extract and powder as a drug and cosmetic agent. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 11 (1) 611-616. | https://pharmascope.org/ijrps | ISSN 0975-7538 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v11i1.1864
