The Effectiveness of The Use of Pelawan Leaf Boiled Water (Tristaniopsis Merguensis (Griff.) as a Traditional Medicine for Reducing Blood Cholesterol

Pelawan leaf (TristaniopsisMerguensis Griff.) is a medicinal plant used to reduce blood cholesterol levels used by Malays ethnic in the Bangka Belitung Islands province. This study aimed to find the effectiveness of the Pelawan leaf as a traditional medicine for reducing blood cholesterol and its safeness for liver and kidneys among Malays ethnic in Bangka Belitung Islands Province. This is a pre-post test design clinical observation study that was conducted from August to December 2018, with 30 subjects. There is only one group, and the subjects were chosen by non-random sampling. The inclusion criteria: hypercholesterolemia patients with total cholesterol levels> 200 mg/dl and <350mg/dl. And exclusion criteria: people with dyslipidemia with complications. The Shapiro Wilk test is used in bivariate analysis. The mean total blood cholesterol level showed a decrease in effect and a significant difference between the pre-test post-test administration of the Pelawan leaf boiled water. The subjects had side effects of impaired liver function indicated by an increase in the mean value of SGOT. The subjects affected kidney function disorders, which indicated an increase in the average creatinine and urea values, but still less than twice.