Meru Herbs Italia Onlus

Science and Technology
Guardian Weekly – September 24-30 2004

“ In the bloom of good health

Control cholesterol and lower heart disease with help of flower power.
Scientists in Taiwan tested hibiscus flower extract on laboratory rats.
They report in the Journal of Science of Food in Agriculture that extract
of Hibiscus sabdariffa significantly lowered the cholesterol content in
blood serum and successfully prevented oxidation of low-density lipoprotein.
So hibiscus flower [ Carcade’] joins other plant products in the arsenal of
artery-preservers. The extract has been used in folk medicine to treat hypertension and liver disorder.
So once again, the herbal healers may have been on to something.”