Temat: Hibiscus Helps Reduce Heart Disease

Hibiscus Helps Reduce Heart Disease,
Asian News International,
London,

Chinese researchers have revealed that the extract of Hibiscus flower contains antioxidants that help control
cholesterol levels and reduce heart disease.
"Experiments have shown that compounds extracted from red wine and tea reduces cholesterol and lipid build-up in
the arteries of rats. This is the first study to show that Hibiscus extract has the same effect," said Chau-Jong Wang of
the Chung Shan Medical University.
Published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, the study establishes that the Hibiscus sabdariffa is
used in folk medicine to treat hypertension and liver disorder and is used to make popular soft drinks across the
world.
According to the researchers, the antioxidant properties of various kinds of compounds contained in the flower can
prevent the oxidation of Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL), which is associated with the disease.
During the course of study, they divided rats in groups of four and supplied different diets to the each group, which
included one control diet, one high cholesterol control diet and two high cholesterol diets supplemented with
different amounts of Hibiscus extract.
The researchers, when assessed the blood samples of rats after 12 weeks, found that the extract significantly reduced
cholesterol content in blood serum and successfully prevented oxidation of Low-density Lipoproteins.
Their findings showed that the extract has potential to prevent cholesterol deposition and may therefore be useful in
the prevention and even treatment of a number of cardiovascular diseases in which cholesterol plays a major role.
In a recent issue of Alternatives by Dr. David Williams, Dr. Williams reaffirms the above study stating simply that
"After centuries of traditional use around the world, hibiscus tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) has been officially proven in
clinical research to be yet another effective method of lowering high blood pressure."

Temat: Hibiscus Helps Reduce Heart Disease

I was wondering if you would like to write about other plants. Hibiskus is very helpful to keep our body in good condition, but in my mind we should consider correct way of life (like food, sport, cosmetics etc) for particular human. Of course there are a lot of things working in the same way for everybody, but on the other hand we are so different. We can observe different type of body, susceptibility to infection etc. What do you think about it?
Best Regards
TS