Hipertensi adalah salah satu faktor terpenting yang bertanggung jawab atas penyakit kardiovaskular di seluruh dunia. Produk herbal dan terapi herbal alternatif memainkan peran penting dalam mengurangi hipertensi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini memberikan informasi etnomedisin secara kualitatif maupun kuantitatif pada tanaman obat yang digunakan masyarakat lokal Kebumen untuk pengobatan hipertensi . Sebanyak 250 responden dari 5 Kecamatan yang diperoleh dengan cara snow ball kemudian diwawancarai secara semi-terstruktur dan pertanyaan dengan kuesioner. Didapat data 20 spesies dari 15 famili yang digunakan untuk pengobatan hipertensi. Bagian Tanaman yang paling banyak digunakan adalah daun ( 52,3%), sebagian besar disiapkan dengan cara direbus (65%), Cara menggunakan sebagian besar diminum (71,42%), Dalam penelitian ini data asli dibandingkan dengan jurnal nasional dan internasional untuk membandingkan penggunaan obat dan mendapatkan beberapa spesies tanaman baru. Satu spesies tanaman obat belum ditemukan literatur ilmiah sebagai obat antihipertensi, 5 spesies sudah pernah di uji klinik sementara 14 spesies sudah diuji preklinik dengan hewan uji atau in vitro. Aktivitas fitokimia yang berbeda dari tanaman antihipertensi juga dilaporkan dari literatur.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of watermelon juice and papaya juice on blood pressure in patients with hypertension at the Puskesmas (Public Health Care Center) Kembaran I Banyumas.Methods: This research uses quantitative methods with a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post group. The sample selection using a purposive sampling technique obtained 15 respondents in the watermelon juice group and 15 respondents in the papaya juice group. The statistical tests used are Paired t-test and independent t-testResults: The results of the study found that the average systolic blood pressure of the watermelon juice group was from 148.13 in the beginning to 138.93. The average diastolic blood pressure was 85.80 to 80.60. While the average systolic blood pressure of the papaya juice group was from 149.40 in the beginning to 145.67, the average diastolic blood pressure was from 84.20 to 80.80. There were significant differences in systolic and diastolic blood pressure before and after treatment in the watermelon juice and papaya juice groups with p0.05. There is a significant difference in the effectiveness of watermelon juice and papaya juice on the reduction of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with p0.05.Conclusion: Watermelon juice is more effective than papaya juice for reducing blood pressure in patients with hypertension at the Puskesmas Kembaran 1 Banyumas.
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