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Simplicia is a natural material which was used as a medicine that has not undergone any processing and unless otherwise stated in the form of dried ingredients. The purpose of this practical work done is knowing how to manufacture simplisia simplisia characteristics and leaves a sweet star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) includes color simplisia, moisture content and storage simplisia. Sweet star fruit leaves taking place at the parking lot led to IPB and pengovenan in the laboratory of conservation of medicinal plants Fahutan IPB on November 25, 2016 until December 9, 2016. Sweet star fruit leaves have a benefit as medicinal plants include treating high blood and lowering the heat. The results of making the sweet star fruit leaves simplisia indicates that the color of the leaves were initially light green brown because of the loss of green chlorophyll leaves/substance to substance leaves and brown substance decomposition occurs-flour into sugars and fermentation, activity, oxidation and polymerization. From 1140 gr sweet star fruit leaves wet materials, producing 275 gr simplisia leaves sweet star fruit. Testing of water content in leaves of star fruit sweet show that sweet star fruit leaves simplisia made has a moisture content of 12% that means that this sweet star fruit leaves simplisia can for safekeeping and to avoid corruption and Rancidity. Storage using airtight plastic that do not experience since penjamuran simplisia dried already contains no moisture content.Keywords: star fruit is sweet, moisture content, moisture content
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