UJI AKTIVITAS HIPOLIPIDEMIK EKSTRAK ETANOL HERBA KROKOT (Portulaca oleracea L.) PADA TIKUS OBESITAS DENGAN PARAMETER TRIGLISERIDA

Abstract

Hypolipidemics a drug used to lower plasma lipid levels in the blood. This study aimed to examine the hypolipidemic activity of ethanol extract of purslane herb ( Portulaca oleracea L.) against the triglyceride level reduction in obese mice. The purslane herb contains omega-3, flavonoids and hight ascorbic acid as a lowering of triglyceride levels in the blood. This study used 15 malerats divided into 5 groups. Group I (negative control) was given Na.CMC 1%, group II (positive control) was given Gemfibrozil, group III, IV, and V were given ethanol extract of purslane herb with dose of 100 mg/kgBW, 200mg/kgBW, and 300 mg/kgBW as therapy group. All the administration were done orally once a day for 16 days. The measurement of triglyceride level was performed on early triglycerides before induction, after induction and after therapy. Before therapy, the rats were given hight-calorie diet. The results showed that the ethanol extract of purslanes herb has activity as hypolipidemic in lowering trygliseride level in obese mice. From the statistic result of One-Way ANOVA followed by LSD test, it can be concluded that the ethanol extract of purslane herb of the dose 100 mg/kgBW provide the most effective hypolipidemic activity that triglyceride level is not significantly different from positive control group (p>0,05).