184 Phytochemical Compounds Found In Moringa (Moringa Oleifera) Leaves Ethanol Extract From Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Author Affiliation Kusmiyati Health Polytechnic of MoH of Kupang - Indonesia Soedjajadi Keman Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University Surabaya - Indonesia Muhammad Amin Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University Surabaya – Indonesia Author Affiliation Suwarno Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University Surabaya - Indonesia Irma Sarita Rahmawati Brawijaya University Malang - Indonesia Email: kusmiyati7926@yahoo.com Abstract Background. Moringa oleifera leaves are often used to treat diseases. One of the provinces with a large number of Moringa oleifera plants is East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Objective: To identify phytochemical compounds found in Moringa oleifera leaves ethanol extract. Materials and methods: Moringa oleifera plant was obtained from Moringa oleifera plantation in Sokon Village, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Moringa oleifera leaves were extracted using maceration technique with ethanol 96% as a solvent. Qualitative phytochemical screening was done using thin layer chromatography method. Results: The results showed that Moringa oleifera leaves extract consisted of many compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, saponins, saturated sapogenin, and unsaturated steroid. This results was different from other studies that found alkaloids and tannins. Conclusion: Concluded from this study results that the ethanolic extracts of Moringa oleifera leaf contains compounds that have potential to prevent diseases. Keywords: Compound, ethanol, extract, Moringa oleifera, leaves, phytochemical * Correspondence: kusmiyati7926@yahoo.com Present Address: Piet A. Tallo St., Liliba- East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 85111 ©The Author(s) 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. ORAL