Elfahmi
Through the Ibikk program an activity has been carried out on the production of marker compounds for herbal medicines. The long-term goal of this activity is to provide the availability of marker compounds that can be used by the herbal medicine industry and other relevant agencies in ensuring quality so that it can have economic value, besides that some compounds are not only used as markers but also for the labor of the production of herbal medicines and for food purposes such as natural sweetener. This activity begins with the selection of marker compounds based on the level of prospect of use, the development of extraction methods and isolation of marker compounds from plants (20-30, each year 5-10) which becomes the raw material for herbal medicines and Funsional, scale up production, identification and characterization of compound markers Insulation results, manufacturing analysis certification, product marketing and initiation of business units engaged in the fields of markers and herbal medicines, as the development of this program is targeted to form a company engaged in the field of compounds from natural ingredients, products into herbal medicines and functional foods. The advantages of the products produced are technology-based developed and as a result of research in universities. Aspects that support the achievement of the objectives of this activity such as management, marketing, improving human resources directly become a part of development. The results of the community service program with the Ibikk scheme in the third year which is the following year are as follows: 1) collection and processing of 5 raw material plants for the production process of compound markers, 2) obtained 5 marker compounds, 3) product development and marketing through the website and 4) Standardization of extracts from industrial products, 5). Marker compound sales have begun both for research and for the purpose of standardization from the industry, but still far from the targeted. Overall the number of marker compounds that have been obtained ranges from 15-20 compounds. Although this program has ended, it will continue in accordance with the initial objectives in order to help the herbal medicine industry and other stakeholders in improving the quality of Indonesian herbal medicines
Application of appropriate technology
The availability of the standard of compound markers / markers for the raw material for herbal medicines required by FHI is a big obstacle for herbal medicine producers, especially with the category of micro-enterprises or small traditional medicinal industries. The difficulty of getting this marker compound at the same time is an opportunity to develop it and provide it so that it can be easily obtained by industries in need.