Efektivitas Air Rebusan Jahe Merah terhadap Intensitas Nyeri Haid

Abstract

The menstrual cycle lasts an average of 28 days. During menstruation some young women will feel menstrual pain, or in medical language called dysmenorrhea which is caused by uterine muscle spasms. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of red ginger boiled water on menstrual pain in female students at the Health Polytechnic of Palangka Raya. This research method uses Pre-experimental research with One Group Control Pretest-Posttest Design study. The population of this research is female students at Poltekkes Palangka Raya and the sample size is 73 respondents with the sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The statistical test used in this study was the Wilcoxon test. The results of the statistical test showed the value of Z = -7.047, which means that giving red ginger drink 7.047 times can help reduce the intensity of pain during menstruation. Statistical test results obtained a p value of 0.001 (p <0.05) meaning that there is an effect of red ginger boiled water on decreasing the intensity of menstrual pain. There is an effect of red ginger boiled water on decreasing the intensity of menstrual pain.

Effect of ginger water therapy on reducing menstrual pain in female nursing students: An experimental study

“…This therapy is easy and can be done independently because the materials needed are affordable and easy to find in markets, supermarkets, rural areas, and big cities. The overall results in this study make it a fact, both in terms of the intervention group and the control group, that the therapy of giving red ginger water with a dose of 10 grams or as much as 200 cc 1x/dday for 2 days in accordance with standard operating procedures can reduce menstrual pain [12].…”

“…Ginger has oleoresin content. Oleoresin is a bioactive component in ginger consisting of gingerol compounds that have higher antioxidants than vitamin E and shogaol compounds that are anti-inflammatory and can help block prostaglandins so that they can reduce menstrual pain [12]. Compounds in ginger such as diaryiheptanoids, gingerol, its derivatives, shogaol, and zingerone function to slow down the enzyme cyclooxygenase in the body, resulting in a decrease in the formation of prostaglandins, which results in lowering pain [17].…”

“…Standard operating procedures (SOP) red ginger water therapy, sourced from Bingan (2021), is given with a dose of 10 grams of ginger, 10 grams of brown sugar, and 400 ml of water, and then ginger water is given as much as 200 ml 1x/day in the intervention group [12]. The control group was not given any intervention to compare whether there was an effect from the provision of ginger water therapy.…”

Studi Kasus: Pemberian Jus Nanas dan Jahe Merah Terhadap Disminore Pada Remaja Putri Di PMB S Bangka Selatan

“…Var. Rubra adalah jenis tanaman yang termasuk tanaman herbal yang memilik batang semu berwarna hijau dengan tinggi kira-kira 40 -50 cm berbentuk seperti rimpang yang mengandung 2 -3% minyak atsiri terdiri dari zingiberin, kemferia, limonene, borneol, sineol, zingiberal, linalool, geraniol, kavikol, zingiberol, gingerol, dan shogaol ( (Bingan, 2021). Jahe merah merupakan salah satu varian jahe yang memiliki kandungan minyak astiri lebih tinggi dibanding dengan varian jahe lainnya.…”

“…Hasil penelitian ini juga sejalan dengan penelitian sebelumnya yang dilakukan oleh Bingan pada tahun 2021 bahwa ada pengaruh air rebusan jahe merah terhadap penurunan intensitas nyeri haid. Pemberian minuman ramuan jahe merah 7,047 kali dapat membantu mengurangi intensitas nyeri pada saat haid (Bingan, 2021). Penelitian Andriani et al, (2021) terhadap 32 santri di Pondok Pesantren Al-Istiqomah Kudus juga menunjukkan pemberian jahe merah berpengaruh untuk menurunkan nyeri disminore pada santri dengan hasil p = 0,000 (p < 0,05) (Andriani et al, 2021).…”