Effectiveness of Roselle Kombucha as Anti-Hypercholesterolemic in Male Mice

The roselle plant which has the scientific name Hibiscus sabdariffa belongs to the Malvaceae family. Roselle can grow well in tropical and subtropical climates. Native habitat in areas that stretch from India to Malaysia. But now this plant is widespread in the tropics and subtropics around the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that this plant has different common names in different countries. For example in England Roselle, red sorel, in Malaysia asam susur, in Thailand kachieb priew, in North Africa it is known as carcade (Maryani and Kristiana, 2005). The shape of a flower produced by a plant morphologically consists of sepals, petals, stamen, carpel all of which originate from the receptacle or flower base (Abidin, 1984). Roselle flowers are known to have many benefits for the community. We know that tea is extracted from the petals of the roselle flower (Hibiscus sabdariffa). This type of tea can be made into kombucha by fermenting roselle extract using the role of microbes in kombucha fermentation. Roselle kombucha can be used as an alternative to chemical drugs to lower cholesterol levels. Therefore, this study aims to determine and analyze the capability of roselle kombucha in lowering blood cholesterol in male mice (Mus musculus)