Effectiveness of Combination Therapy of Bay Leaf Decoction and Honey on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Sufferers

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a condition where systolic and diastolic pressures increase beyond normal pressure limits, systolic pressures above 140 mmHg and diastolic pressures above 90 mmHg, are one of the health problems that is quite dangerous throughout the world because hypertension is the main risk factor that leads to disease. cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, heart failure, Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of combination therapy of boiled bay leaves and honey on blood pressure in hypertension sufferers at Posbindu Buncis in the working area of Kemiri Muka Health Center, Depok City Methods: This research uses a quantitative type of research. This type of research is a quasi-experimental method (Quasy Experiment) using a pretest-posttest design. The sample consisted of 40 people. The control group consisted of 20 people and the intervention group consisted of 20 people. The analysis uses the Independent T-test. Results: Independent test shows that the average systolic blood pressure value in the intervention and control groups has a p-value of 0.781 < 0.05, so these results can be concluded that HO is accepted, for the average diastolic blood pressure in the intervention and control groups the p-value -value 0.304 < 0.05, it can be concluded that in the intervention and control groups, Ho was accepted and Ha was rejected Conclusion: There is no effectiveness of the combination therapy of boiled bay leaves and honey on blood pressure in hypertension sufferers in Posbindu Beans in the working area of the Kemiri Muka Community Health Center, Depok City in 2022.