Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Tea may Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease

Cock, Ian E

doi:10.5530/pc.2023.1.7

The Janus CornerPharmacognosy CommunicationsVol. 13 | Issue 1 | 2023 | pp. 45Open access

Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Tea may Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease

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¹ School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA..
² Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA..

Correspondence: Ian E Cock
Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA..; School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA..
Email: i.cock@griffith.edu.au

Published:: Jan 23, 2023
DOI:: 10.5530/pc.2023.1.7

How to cite

Cock, I. E. (2023). Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Tea may Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease. Pharmacognosy Communications, 13(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.5530/pc.2023.1.7

Abstract

A recent study from a Pohang University, Korea group has reported that the hydroflavone gossypeptin, which is found in relative abundance in Hibiscus sabdariffa L., has therapeutic effects in a 5XFAD Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) mouse model.1 That mouse strain possesses human APP and PSEN1 transgenes, which are linked to familial AD and are known to enhance β-amyloid protein accumulation in brain cells. Mice treated with gossypeptin displayed significantly decreased cognitive impairment similar to those caused by AD.

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Title	Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Tea may Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors	Ian E Cock
Affiliations	School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA..; Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA..
Corresponding author	i.cock@griffith.edu.au
Journal	Pharmacognosy Communications
Volume / Issue	Vol. 13, Issue 1 (2023)