Effect of Bran Red Rice Tea Product for Stamina of Male Mice (Mus musculus L.).

Abstract

Today's society requires a stamina enhancer that is able to restore lost stamina in a short time. Red rice bran which is used to make red rice bran tea product brand 'X' is a natural stamina enhancer because it contains secondary metabolites, tocopherols, oryzanol, and carbohydrates. In addition, the red rice bran tea product brand 'X' also contains Piper caninum extract which contains alkaloids and flavonoids. This study aims to determine the effect of red rice bran tea product brand 'X' on the stamina of male mice. This study used a completely randomized design with 25 mice. Mice were divided into 5 treatment groups, namely K(-) given distilled water, K(+) given stamina enhancing tablets brand 'XX', P1 given 300 mg/kg BW dose of bran  red  rice  tea product brand 'X', P2 given 600 mg/kg BW dose of rice bran tea product red brand 'X', P3 was given 900 mg/kg BW dose of red rice bran tea product brand 'X'. This research method is natural exhaustion. The results showed that bran red rice  tea in the P1, P2, and P3 treatments was significantly able to increase the stamina of male mice with the mean difference in the T1 swimming endurance test being longer than T2. The best dose of red rice bran tea in this study was 900 mg/kg BW dose. The results of the phytochemical test showed that the red rice bran tea product brand 'X' contained flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolics, terpenoids, and saponins. It can be concluded that the bran red rice tea product brand 'X' in this study was able to increase the stamina of male mice.