Optimation of Red Ginger (Zingiberofficinale Roxb) Extract Lozenges with Various Concentrations of Binding and Disintegrant Materials

Dwi Bagus Pambudi (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Indonesia)
St. Rahmatullah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Indonesia)
Novel Umarella (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Indonesia)
Hilda Fitria Wulandari (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Indonesia)
Dewi Safitri (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Indonesia)

Urecol Journal. Part C: Health Sciences
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): August-Dec

The red ginger plant through several studies is known to have potential as a medicinal plant because it contains oleoresin and flavonoid that can relieve symptoms of coughs and are also effective in curing symptoms of sore throat, especially sore throat. The use of medicinal plants are active ingredients in herbal medicinal preparations has been widely used, especially in tablet preparations. In this study, tablets were formulated in 3 formulations with varying concentrations of binder and disintegrant. The method used in the wet granulation’s method because the selection of the method is adjusted to the nature of the extract and excipients to be used. Based on the tablet evaluation results, it was shown that the 3 formulas only met the requirements for the size uniformity test and the disintegration time test.