URANG ARING

( Eclipta alba )

GROUP 22

Name :
Hatimah
1748201110115
Samihah 1748201110150
 Synonym Name
Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk., E.
alba et marginata Boiss.,
E eracta et prostrate L.,
E. eracta L., E. parciflora
Wall., E. philippinensis
Gandog., E. thermalis
Bunge, Verbesina alba L.
Regional Name
Sipat leaf (Sumatra), janten
crem (Malay), goman, orang-
aring (Javanese), telenteyan
(Madura), ink leaves
(Maluku)
 Plant Description
Urang aring is a wild plant that grows a lot in the
open, such as terrain, the edge of the gutter or
the edge of the road. This plant can flourish
both on the beach and mountain areas whose
altitude is 1,500 m above sea level.
 PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS
Urang aring has pharmacological effects as
antibacterial, antivenom, antiviral, anticancer,
antioxidant, antihepatotoxic, and treatment of
jaundice. Urang-aring root extract is used as an
emetic, laxative and also applied externally as an
antiseptic for ulcers and sores.
 Toxicity& Chemical Content
• Toxicity
Urinary toxicity shows a concentration of 2.5%.

Chemical Component Parts

1. Leaves Wedelolactone, Desmethylwedelolactone,

Desmethylwedelolactone-7-glucoside, stigmasterol.
2. Hentricontanol Root, Heptacosanol & Stigmasterol,
Ecliptal, Eclalbatin
3. Wedelolactone stem
4. Sterols seeds, Ecliptalbine (Alkaloids)
5. All Resin Plants, Ecliptine, Reducing Sugar, Nicotine,
Stigmasterol, Triterpene Saponin, Eclalbatin, Ursolic
Acid, Oleanolic Acid
NON SPECIFIC PARAMETERS
No. Parameter Rata-rata
1. drying shrinkage 6,06 %

2. ash content 12, 88 %

3. water content 11,49 %

Specific Parameters
Plant name data (Taxonomy)

Kingdom : Plantae
Subkingdom : Viridaeplantae
Division : Tracheophyta
Subdivision : Spermatophytina
Infradivision : Angiospermae
Class : Magnoliopsida
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
Genus : Eclipta L.
Spesies : Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk
• Plant parts used
The parts of the urang aring plant that are used
for the treatment of almost the whole plant,
namely seeds, leaves, stems, and roots

• Identity compounds that are specific clues

The compounds is wedelolactone and
Ecliptalbine (Alkaloid).
Organoleptic of the Leaf
Organoleptic Stem
Organoleptic Flowers
Organoleptic Fruit
Organoleptic Root
Organoleptic colors, odors, and flavors

Color : Green
Odor: Specific odor
Taste: Bitter
 Microscopic Leaf

stained TS of leaf through midrib Warty trichome

showing vascular bundles

Entire/pieces of warty trichomes

Fibres Transverse section of leaf

showing stomatal opening
Microscopic Stem
arenchymal space Position of trichome base on stem

Stained section showing Glandular trichome on stem

vascular bundles
Microscopic Root
TS of root showing air cavities

Stained TS of root
Chromatogram Pattern

Chromatogram of wedelolactone isolates

 • Certain Chemical Content
• Chemical Contents of Plants These plants
contain ecliptin, α-tertienylmetanol,
thiophene derivatives, which are 2- (blind-1,3-
diyl) -5- (but-3-en-1-inyl) thiophene and 2-
(blind-1, 3-diyl) -5- (4- chloro-3-hydroxybuty-
1-inyl) thiophene, 5- (3-buten-1-inyl) -2.2'-
bitienyl-5'-methylacetate, and wedelolactone
(Perry 1980). This plant also contains
kumestan, triterpenoid glycosida, triterpenoid
saponin, flavonoids.