The Effect of Giving Boiled Water from Celery Leaves on Blood Pressure in Elderly People Suffering from Primary Hypertension at the Karnagharja Community Health Center, Pebayuran District

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the highest causes of death in Indonesia. The prevalence of hypertension increased from 25.8% in 2013 to 34.1% in 2017. Handling hypertension apart from pharmacological treatment can also be done non-pharmacologically, including herbal therapy, one of which is celery leaf herbal therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of giving boiled water from celery leaves on blood pressure in elderly people with primary hypertension. Methodology: The type of research used is quantitative research using the pre-experimental one group pre test post test method. The sample in this study was 18 elderly people suffering from primary hypertension with degrees I and II using a purposive sampling technique. The analysis carried out was univariate and bivariate analysis. Research Findings: The results of the study showed differences in the average systolic and diastolic blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension before and after being given boiled water from celery leaves. The results of the analysis in this study using the repeated measure ANOVA test were for systolic and diastolic blood pressure p value = 0.000 < 0.05. Conclusions: and suggestions: consuming boiled water from celery leaves has an effect on lowering blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension, for people with hypertension you can apply boiled water from celery leaves as a companion medicine to reduce high blood pressure.