Abstract:
The antioxidant such as ascorbic acid (AA) in psidium guajava
leafs has attracted a lot of interest from the public and herbal industries
because of the antioxidant can inhibit the oxidation of body cells that can
lead to health problem. The work done in this research investigates the
most suitable operating parameter to extract the ascorbic acid from
psidium gua java leafes using soxhlet extraction. The process has been
done at boiling temperature of solvent and extraction Has been done in
٢٥٠ ml ethanol for ٣.٥hour. the extraction yield was Analyzed using IR
to identify and Red ox Titration to determinate quantity Of a ascorbic acid
The extracted amount of ascorbic acid found equal to be ٢٢.٥١%
