Ketapang with the scientific name Terminalia catappa Linn is known as a shade tree with nutritious fruits, and it has many benefits including medicinal benefits, water treatments for fish farming, natural dyes for textiles, and reinforcing filler in composites. This comprehensive review of the potency of Ketapang, which has chemical constituents such as phenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and tannins. Many investigations focus on the ability of this plant for traditional medicine that can treat hepatitis, dermatitis and has anti-cancer, antioxidant and anticlastogenic properties. In addition, this plant has antidiabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and has anti-cancer properties. Young Ketapang leaf juice is used as a skin medicine in the form of an ointment to relieve scabies, leprosy, and is also used internally for stomach aches and headaches. Partly for water treatment for fisheries, namely Ketapang leaf extract has a positive effect on the quality of culture water for the survival of ornamental fish. In textiles, tannins that produce yellow color can be used as natural dyes textiles. Ketapang fruit has an oil extract in the seeds that can be used as vegetable oil to make biodiesel for industry and has good physicochemical properties.


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    Title :

    A Review on the Potential Applications of the Ketapang Tree in Different Areas (Terminalia Catappa)


    Additional title:

    Adv Struct Mater



    Published in:

    Design in Maritime Engineering ; Chapter : 29 ; 387-402


    Publication date :

    2022-02-15


    Size :

    16 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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