Review of Phytochemicals and Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants to Lower Blood Fat Levels

Abstract

This review aims to seek information about the phytochemical and pharmacological activities of plants used traditionally to reduce blood lipid levels. The way to find information is to conduct literature studies to find sources or literature in primary data or official books and national and international journals in the last ten years (2010-2020). In doing this review, the search for data using online media with keywords is Phytochemical, Pharmacology, Lowering Blood Fat Levels. Search for the primary references used in this review article's production through trusted websites, namely Google Scholar, Science Direct, NCBI, ResearchGate, and other published and reliable journals. The results show that six herbs are used traditionally to lower blood lipid levels. The six plants contain carbohydrates, tannins, alkaloids, steroids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolics, saponins, polyphenols, quercetin, terpenoids, sterol glycosides, flavonols, and formic acid. These six herbs have been shown to work as anti-hypercholesterolemic agents. Thus, it can be concluded that six plants in Indonesia can be developed into phytopharmaca as anti-hypercholesterolemic drugs.