red betel as inflammatory drug, gout, high blood pressure and blood glucose lowering

Red Betel ( Piper crocatum ) , now comes not only as an ornamental plant , but also as a traditional medicinal plant for people with Diabetes ( mellitus diabetus ) . Empirically , as well as diabetes drugs , red betel leaf is often used as an alternative medicine hemorrhoid . Also relieve inflammation , cancer , acid , uric , high blood pressure, hepatitis , fatigue , and stomach ulcers .
Community Sleman Yogyakarta in particular , have taken advantage of the efficacy of betel leaf is hereditary . Phytochemicals are compounds contained in red betel leaf covering alkoloid , saponins , tannins , and flavonoids . According Ivorra M.D. in A Review of Natural Products and Plants As Potential antidiabetic , alkoloid active compounds and flavonoids have hypoglycemic activity or lowering blood glucose levels . Hara (1993 ) suggests tannins and saponins compounds can be used as an antimicrobial ( bacteria and viruses ) .Characteristic of this tropical plant trunked rounded purplish green and flowering . The leaves are heart- stemmed form and tapered top . Glossy leaf surfaces and uneven . Such as betel green, red betel plant grow vines fence or tree . The leaves are bitter shakes but more flavorful than the fragrant green betel . When torn , the betel leaf red slimy .Red betel plant likes shade , cool air , and the sun shone 60-75 percent . Red betel plant thrives and good penggunungan area . When grown in hot , direct sunlight , the rod will quickly dry up . In addition, the red color of its leaves will fade . Though the possibility of usefulness lies in the chemical compounds contained in red leaves .
safe to eatYoung researchers from Institut Pertanian Bogor , Mega Fahma Safithri and Farah , have examined the toxicity of aqueous extract of red betel leaf and its ability to lower blood glucose levels in mice .Preparation of red betel leaf extract is very easy . A total of 200 grams of red betel leaves boiled with 1 ( one ) liter of water to a volume of 100 milliliters . The weight ratio of the volume of red betel leaf decoction extracts are taken is 200 g : 100 ml or 2 : 1 .To determine the level of safety and side effects of the leaves is antiseptic , conducted toxicity tests . Extracts with concentrations of 0 , 5 , 10 , 20 grams per kilogram of body weight administered orally on each of six Sparague Dawley rats . After seven days , the body weight of mice increased to 24 , with no health problems . Means , extract up to a dose of 20 grams per pound of body weight is safe to eat and no toxin ( poison ) .Appropriate doses as diabetes drug could ditemtukan through antihyperglycemic test on six groups of rats . Each group of 4 individuals . Group A consisted of mice that received 0.9 percent NaCl induced and force- distilled water . Group B contains alloxan -induced rats a dose of 150 milligrams per kilogram of body weight and the force- distilled water . In the experiment , rats were made to suffer accidental diabetes mellitus , with alloxan administration of a dose of 150 milligrams per kilogram of body weight .Group C contains alloxan -induced rats a dose of 150 milligrams per kilogram of body weight and the force- commercial antidiabetic drugs , daonil 3.22 milliliters per kilogram . Groups D , E , F contains alloxan -induced rats a dose of 150 milligrams per kilogram of body weight and successive force- red betel leaf extract dose daonil 100 x , 1000 x daonil dose , and 20 grams per kilogram of body weight .The treatment lasted for 10 days . As a result, blood glucose levels of mice groups E and F showed no significantly different or similar to those of normal mice . Red betel leaf extract dose of 20 grams per kilogram of body weight can lower blood glucose levels of mice 34.3 percent . Higher than the decline of commercial antidiabetic drug delivery , daonil 3.22 milligrams per kilogram , which lowers blood glucose 27 percent of the mice .The results of this study can be applied to humans with diabetes . The dose , the patient's weight multiplied by 20 milligrams per kilogram of body weight . If the patient weight of 50 kg , he membutukan one kilogram of fresh red betel leaf extract and 500 milliliters of boiling water . This extract is taken twice a day every morning and evening as much as 250 milliliters . However, clinical trials of patients with diabetes has not directly piercings done .( Koran Tempo - Friday, July 7, 2006 ) .