Abstract:
Zizyphus mauritiana Lam or normally known as bedara is from Rhamnaceae family. This
study was done to determine the existence of chemical compounds in Zizyphus
mauritiana Lam trunk barks. Extraction of Zizyphus mauritiana Lam trunks bark was
successfully conducted using methanol as solvent extraction. Then, methanol extract was
used for solvent partitioning to obtained crude chloroform extract. In this study, crude
chloroform extract (CAE) was used for separation and purification by using thin layer
chromatography, column chromatography and cyclograph centrifugal chromatography or
chromatotron. Two compounds (ZM 1 and ZM 2) were isolated from CAE.
