Effect of Consumption Dried Apple Peel and Ginger on Blood Level of Cholesterol

Abstract

This experiment conducted and applicated in the Budget Clinic in a Rashed district, Baghdad supervised by Dr. Haatum Al-Aithawy in June-August, 2014. This experiment conducted on samples of women who suffering from high blood pressure, cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood sugar. Fifty married and dyewood women were selected randomly with age ranging between 30-60 years. Twenty fife women were given dried red apple peel powder, other 25 women were given dried ginger powder, in a laboratory tablet in dose of 3 tablet /day/for 5-6 weeks. The blood pressure and lipid profile been measured for the studied samples before and after treatment.

Medical tests been done statistically analyzed before consuming the suggesting powder of apple peel or rhizomes ginger for 25 ladies, it was found that 56% upon them suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension stage 2 ≥ 160 mmHg), 36% upon them suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension stage 1 range from 139-150 mmHg) and 8% upon them suffering from high blood pressure (prehypertension 120-139 mmHg). After starting our experiment with the same samples and after giving dried apple peel powder, it was found that a high significant differences as the percentage of the women who was suffering from high blood pressure decreased from 56% to 8%, and increase in women percentage to 60% and 24% who suffering from hypertension stage 1(139-150 mmHg) and prehypertension respectively.Lipid profile showed that 100% of women who were suffered from high cholesterol, 96% upon them suffering from triglyceride and 96% upon them suffering from high blood sugar. At the end of our experiment with the same samples who giving dried apple peel powder, it was found that high statistically significant differences as the percentage of the women who was suffering from high cholesterol decreased from 100% to 80%, and from 96% to 80% for triglyceride and from 96% to 64% for high blood sugar.  In addition of that, it was improved the appetite, comfortable feeling and feel painless arrhythmias in elderly ladies in comparison with chemical medicine used and its side effect. Also, for the 25 ladies sample who consummated dried ginger powder tablet daily / for 5-6 weeks, the results showed high statistically significant differences for each blood pressure profile (prehypertension, hypertension stage 1, and hypertension stage 2) and lipid profile (cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood sugar).So we could concluded that, the dried apple peel and the dried ginger almost have the same high positive effect on blood pressure profile and lipid profile, so the possibility of using dietary plants as a tablet instead of chemical drug (medicine) very important for treating human who are suffering from blood pressure and high lipid. So, for all the above facts, this type of studies and researches should be supported and encouraged the National medicine products against the imported chemical medicine.        

Keywords: Dried red apple peel flour, Dried Ginger flour, Blood pressure profile (prehypertension, hypertension stage 1, and hypertension stage 2), Lipid profile (cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood sugar).