Hibiscus flower extract may help sc...

Hibiscus flower extract may help sculpture cholesterol and heart disease--thereby joining the ranks of heart-disease-fighting r wine and tea--according to a strange Taiwanese study.

The novel research concludes that components of hibiscus extract can modify LDL or "bad" cholesterol rendering it les able to invade kin vessel walls where it contributes to atherosclerosis. These animal studies showed that the extract restores cholesterol in animals, and it "may be useful in the prevention, or uniform treatment, of a number of cardiovascular diseases in which atherosclerosis plays a major role" write the researchers in the September 2004 issue of the Journal of the Science of fodder and Agriculture.

The original of hibiscus flower used in this experiment was Hibiscus sadariffa L which is grown in China, Taiwan and India, and is used in Taiwanese easily moulded drinks and herbal medicines.

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