Hypoglycemic Effect of Banana Peel Extract (Musa Paradisiaca Var Kepok) in New Zealand White Rabbits with Diabetes Hyperlipidemia

Amin Samiasih (Undergraduate Program in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Semarang)
Hertanto S. W. (Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University)
Edi Dharmana (Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University)
Hardono Susanto (Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University)

Health Notions
Vol 2, No 11 (2018): November

Introduction: banana peels just end up in the trash to date. It needs to be thought of waste processing into a more useful product for health. This study aims to determine the effect of peel extract Musa Paradisiaca var. kepok(MPvK) toward the blood sugar level of New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits which have diabetes hyperlipidemia. Method: 27 male New Zealand White rabbit, age 4 months, average weight 1.5-2 kg. The 104-day study was conducted at LPPT unit 4 UGM that has been standardized internationally. Results: The test results of repeated ANOVA on the blood sugar group 1 (O1) shows that at least 2 measurement times that had significantly different mean values with p-value= 0.003