One is the use of traditional medicine in treating sleep, plants are often used empirically by the public and efficacious as a sedative is spinach (Ipomoea aquatic Forsk) the genus Ipomoea containing an derivative compounds Lisergic acid known efficacious as halusinergik. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) is a genus of plants with kale, so this study examined the effects of sedation of sweet potato leaves. This study had aims to prove the sedation effect of ethanol extract of leaves of sweet potato in DDY. Type of research method was experimental study with posttest only control group design and data analysis,the methode used is the one way ANOVA. In this study made 6 positive controls phenobarbital treatment are 54.6 mg/kgBW, negative control 1% Na CMC, the treatment of ethanol extract of sweet potato leaves 95.5 mg/kgBW: 191 mg/kgBW; 382 mg/kgBW and 573 mg/kgBW rotarod method and observing traction changes in pupil diameter and reflexes behind the body. From the test results sedation are known that the largest sedation effect is obtained at a dose of 573 mg/kgBW. The test results are analyzed with ANOVA sedation in one direction with a 95% confidence level and followed by BNT using Tukey HSD test. The test results show ANOVA there are significant differences between treatment of each dosage with a positive control. Smallest Real Differences test results are known that sedative effects of ethanol extract of sweet potato leaves at dosage of 382 mg/kgBW and the dose of 573 mg/kgBW have no significant difference with the positive control, while the dose of ethanol extract of sweet potato leaves 95.5 mg/kgBW and 191 mg/kgBW show a significant difference with positive control. It is shown that the potential of ethanol extract of sweet potato leaves at dosage of 382 mg/kgBW and the dosage of 573 mg/kgBW is equivalent to a positive control. Ethanol extract of leaves of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) gives sedation effect in mice at doses of 382 mg/kgBW and 573 mg/kgBW as the positive control phenobarbital dose of dose 54.6 mg/kgBB.
Key words: the effects of sedation, phenobarbital, ethanol extract of leaves of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L
