Uji Aktivitas Hepatoprotektif Teh Hijau Kombucha Pada Tikus Putih Yang Diinduksi Parasetamol

Paracetamol is an analgesic-antipyretic drug that has hepatotoxic effect when taken in high doses. Paracetamol toxicity is due to the formation of toxic metabolites when a part of it is metabolized by cytochrome P450. This study was designed to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of green kombucha tea (GKT) in wistar albino rats. Acute liver injury was induced by paracetamol (750mg/kg, b.w). GKT at the dose of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 ml, p.o was administered for 7 days. The biochemical parameters of liver such as serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) levels were measured using spectrophotometer. Finally, the liver weight (Wt/100g b.w) of rats were recorded. GKT in all doses prevented the increase of liver weight significantly (p<0.05) when compared with paracetamol treated rats. The dose 1.0 ml of GKT was found to be the most effective than the other dose (0.5 and 1.5 ml). GKT produced hepatoprotective effect significantly (p<0.05) by decreasing the activity of serum enzyme such us SGOT and SGPT. The 1.0 ml dose of GKT also found to be the most effective dose to decrease the levels of SGOT and SGPT. It is concluded that the Green kombucha tea possesses good hepatoprotective activity