The aim of this study is to prove whether ethanolic extract of Morinda can increase rabbit hair growth. The secondary metabolites of Morinda which stimulate rabbit hair growth are probably alkaloid, saponin and flavonoid. The extract was made by soxhletation of Morinda used ethanol 96 % as solvent, then it was thickened by water bath. The rabbit back was shaved into 2 cm square box. The first area treated ethanol 96 % as negative control, the second area treated with 12,5 % ethanol extract of Morinda, the third area treated with 25 % ethanol extract of Morinda, the fourth area treated with kina hair tonic as positive control. The measurement of hair growth was done every 3 days for 18 days. The daily average of hair growth was analyzed with anova and continued with Tukey test at 95 % significancy level. The result showed that ethanol extract of Morinda can increase growth of rabbit\u27s hair.
Key words: Morinda, soxhletation extract, hair growth, rabbit
