Angka beban global yang diakibatkan oleh kejadian resistensi antimikroba mendorong untuk dilakukan lebih banyak studi yang menelusuri strategi terapi terbaru guna mengurangi penambahan angka morbiditas dan mortalitas terutama pada negara dengan kasus penyakit infeksi yang sering. Salah satu pendekatan yang dapat dilakukan ialah melalui pengamatan terhadap potensi alam. Bunga telang (Clitoria ternatea) merupakan tanaman hias yang banyak ditemukan di negara tropis seperti Asia Pasifik, Amerika Selatan dan Madagaskar. Warna ungu terang yang menjadi khas tanaman tersebut sudah banyak dimanfaatkan sebagai pewarna makanan alami di beragam masakan Asia. Selain itu, tanaman ini juga telah digunakan sejak lama sebagai obat tradisional dalam berbagai sediaan, terutama seduhan rebusan. Namun, pendekatan saintifik diperlukan untuk mendukung pernyataan berbasis empiris. Komponen antimikroba milik bunga telang tidak hanya terbatas pada bagian kelopak bunganya saja namun semua bagian tubuhnya, mulai dari akar hingga batang. Proses ekstraksi tanaman bunga telang menunjukkan komponen fitokimia yang berkhasiat terutama sebagai antimikroba melawan E. coli dan Bacilus cereus. Oleh karena itu, ulasan ini dibuat guna mengkompilasi berbagai penelitian yang melaporkan aktivitas antibakteri Clitoria ternatea.

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The main objective of this review is to explain the great potential of herbal plants as anticancer agents. Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal cell growth in the body. The high number of cancer incidents still become a global concern because of the high mortality rate. The treatments of cancer such as chemotherapy can cause serious side effects by killing the normal cells. This is the reason why it is necessary to develop an alternative treatment of cancer. I discussed a plant that is believed to has health benefit. Many studies have showed the positive effect of Tithonia diversifolia plant for health. After 2000, the researchers discovered a new potential through its cytotoxicity to neoplastic cells. This plant needs to be developed sustainably. However, in the future this plant might become an effective alternative to treat cancer with lower side effects.

Catha edulis (khat), belongs to a group of psychotropic plants, which has an amphetamine-like structure and contains many catin and cation. The plant contains hallucinogenic compounds and known for its calming effect. The excessive catin contained inside the fresh leave of khat could potentially induce a plenty of side effects especially when the leaves are directly consumed and uncooked. The side effects vary according to how long the plant has been consumed, started from local organ disruption to cardiovascular complication such as increased blood pressure to myocardial infarction. In the contrary, positive effects of the composition of khat have also been reported such as anti-inflammatory effect, antidiabetic, anticancer, immunomodulatory and increased improvement in respiratory diseases. Although myriad studies have been conducted to examine the best benefit obtained from the such plant, the legal issue on its utilization is still questionable. Therefore, khat consumption must be maintained with a proper and strong regulation to lessen the negative impacts. However, studies on the potency of khat are still ongoing. The literature review was written based on various books, journals, and search databases in Pubmed, Medline, Cochrane and Google Scholar to show the positive and negative effects of the habit in consuming khat.

Background : Obesity is becoming a major health problem in the world. Obesity rates are increasing in each country with a high risk of complications associated with the metabolic syndrome, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and the risk of cardiovascular disease. Therapeutic management in cases of obesity with dyslipidemia through lifestyle modification approaches, dietary interventions, and drugs. However, long-term use of the drug is concerned about the possible side effects. Therefore, alternative dietary intervention and non-pharmacological therapy can be a better choice for treating obese patients with dyslipidemia.Methods: This research method is a literature review study. Database searches were performed via PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar with keywords ((soybean or glycine max) AND (dyslipidemia or hypercholesterolemia)) AND (obesity) published in 2012-2022. Based on the search results, found 7 matching articles.Results: Based on a review of 7 articles, we found the benefits of soybeans (Glycin Max) in lowering total cholesterol (TC), lowering triglycerides (TG), increasing HDL-C levels, and lowering LDL level. The effect of long-term consumption of soybeans (Glycin Max) shows the potential effect of lowering MAD and increasing SOD due to long-term complications of oxidative stress from hypercholesterolemic conditions.Conclusion : There is a positive effect of soybeans consumption in obese patients with dyslipidemia and the literature also shows the potential for preventing complications on the risk of oxidative stress hypercholesterolemia.Keywords : Soybean; Glycin Max; Obesity; Hipercholesterolemia;Dyslipidemia; Review  AbstrakLatar belakang : Obesitas telah menjadi masalah kesehatan utama di dunia. Angka obesitas terus meningkat pada setiap negara disertai peningkatan resiko komplikasi yang dapat muncul terkait sindrom metabolik, seperti hipertensi, diabetes melitus, dislipidemia, dan risiko penyakit kardiovaskular. Manajemen terapi pada kasus obesitas dengan dislipidemia yang lebih kompleks harus dilakukan melalui pendekatan modifikasi gaya hidup, intervensi diet, dan obat-obatan. Akan tetapi, penggunaan obat-obatan jangka panjang banyak memunculkan kecemasan terhadap efek samping yang dapat muncul. Sehingga alternatif intervensi diet dan terapi non farmakologi dapat menjadi pilihan yang lebih baik dalam penanganan pasien obesitas dengan dislipidemia.Metode : Metode penelitian ini adalah studi literatur review. Penelusuran databaase dilakukan melalui Pubmed, Sciencedirect, dan Google Scholar dengan kata kunci ((soybeans or glycine max) AND (dyslipidemia or hypercholesterolemia)) AND (obesity) yang dipublikasikan tahun 2012-2022. Berdasarkan hasil penelusuran didapatkan 7 artikel yang sesuai.  Hasil : Berdasarkan telaah 7 artikel didapatkan hasil bahwa terdapat manfaat dari Soybean (Glycin Max) atau kedelai terhadap penurunan  kadar Kolesterol total (TC), penurunan kadar trigliserid (TG), peningkatan kadar HDL-C, penurunan kadar LDL. Efek konsumsi jangka panjang dari Soybean (Glycin Max) juga menunjukkan efek potensial dalam menurunkan MAD dan meningkatkan SOD sebagai akibat komplikasi jangka panjang dari munculnya stres oksidatif dari kondisi hiperkolesterolemia.Kesimpulan : Terdapat efek positif konsumsi soy bean atau kedelai pada pasien obesitas dengan dislipidemia dan literatur juga menunjukkan adanya potensi pencegaham komplikasi terhadap resiko stres oksidatif hiperkolesterolemia.Kata kunci : Soybean; Glycin Max; Obesitas;  Hiperkolesterolemia;  Dislipidemia;  Review