Comparison of the total phenolic and flavonoid contents of Amomum compactum Sol. Ex Maton from districts Linggo Asri and Paninggaran, Pekalongan Regency

Cardamom (Amomum compactum Sol. Ex Maton) is one of the largest contribution in biopharmaceutical production plants Indonesia that equal to 12.22% and yield reaching 105.735 kg/year Pekalongan Regency. The cardamom Regency 2 districts, namely Linggo Asri Paninggaran. used traditional medicines, because it has chemical compounds such as flavonoids phenolics. aim this study was compare total phenolics content Amomum Maton extract originates from Paninggaran district, samples were extracted by water extraction, then phytochemical contents identified with HCl FeCl3 reagent. calculated spectrometric using aluminum chloride colorimetric assay Folin–Ciocalteu method. result showed a significant difference levels phenolic between origin district 41.43±0.54 µg/mg 120.55±1.89 µg/mg, but not found flavonoid where 289.06±4.1 303.81±0.5 µg/mg. conclusion city content, content.