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. 2024 Jul;16(Suppl 3):S2886-S2888.
doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_554_24. Epub 2024 Jul 18.

Effectiveness of Aqueous Hibiscus Sabdariffa Extract on Reduction of Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids Among Prehypertensive Patients

B Sridevi  1 , A Vency Faustine  1 , M Kavitha  2 , D Padma Priya  3 , D Deepika  1
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Effectiveness of Aqueous Hibiscus Sabdariffa Extract on Reduction of Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids Among Prehypertensive Patients

B Sridevi et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Jul.

Abstract

Pre-experimental one group pertest post-test research design was adopted to investigate the effectiveness of aqueous flower extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa in reduction of blood pressure, serum lipids among 60 prehypertensive patients. A self-structured questionnaire and manual sphygmomanometer and stethoscope monitored blood pressure levels before and after administering Hibiscus sabdariffa extract. Results showed a significant drop in blood pressure levels among prehypertensive patients with a mean difference score of 12.75, and a substantial decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels. The calculated paired 't' test value of 16.280 was statistically significant at P < 0.001 level, indicating that oral supplementation of Hibiscus sabdariffa's flower extract is effective in reducing blood pressure and serum cholesterol in prehypertensive patients.

Keywords: Aqueous flower extract; Hibiscus sabdariffa; blood pressure; prehypertensive patients; reduction; serum lipids.

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