Moringa plants from the
Moringa oleifera species are widely cultivated and used by residents in tropical regions, including Indonesia. Indonesians generally in rural areas use this
plant as food and traditional medicine. The development of knowledge followed by the results of recent experiments, shows that all moringa organs contain secondary metabolite compounds that are beneficial to humans, especially as a source of good nutritious nutrition, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine, anticancer, and able to increase the body's immunity. The cultivation of moringa as yard plants in housing is still not popularly carried out by urban residents. In addition to functioning as a source of food, medicine, it is also able to function ecologically for the surrounding environment. The adaptation of growing moringa in an
altitude area is quite wide, ranging from ۰-۱۰۰۰ m above sea level. This study, conducted in March-April ۲۰۲۲, aimed to analyze the type of diversity and concentration of secondary metabolite compounds in the moringa leaf organs planted at two different altitudes, including the origin of housing in Turangga Village, Bandung City at an
altitude of ۶۹۶ masl and the origin of housing in Kenjeran Village, Surabaya City at an
altitude of ۴ masl in Indonesia. The analyses of moringa leaf extract through a QP-۲۰۱۰ type chromatography tool identified more phytochemical diversity than those from Bandung, including carbinol, methyl cyclopentane, n-Hexane, neophytadiene, hexa decane, pronalol alaniol, methyl palmitate, and eicosyne. Meanwhile, moringa leaf extract from Surabaya, the dominant type of carbinol was identified, followed by acetic acid, and methyl hydroxylate. The results of the analysis recommend that moringa is effectively used as urban farming to meet food sources, while improving the ecological quality of the surrounding environment. Meanwhile, to improve the quality of phytochemical diversity, it is recommended that the cultivation of moringa should be in moderate rainfall areas with average daily air temperatures ranging from ۲۰ ºC to ۳۰ ºC and high soil moisture.
