Potential Combination of Roselle Flower Water Honey and Dates on Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

Abstract

High blood pressure is a condition where systolic blood pressure is more than 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure is more than 90 mmHg. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of giving roselle flower decoction combined with honey and dates on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The type of research was an experimental study with a randomized group design (RGD) divided into 4 treatment groups: the control group was given a leaflet, treatment group 1 was given 10 g of roselle, treatment group 2 was given 30 g of roselle, and treatment group 3 was given 50 g of roselle. Administered for 7 days with 1 time per day. The number of respondents was 28 people with a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a digital blood pressure monitor, 24-hour recall form, statistical analysis used ANOVA and Duncan's further test. The results showed that there were significant differences from the four treatments, with post-systolic p<0.000 and post-diastolic p<0.004, it can be concluded that each treatment group after the intervention had significant differences. The best result was treatment 3 with a roselle dose of 50 g. There is an effect of giving roselle flower decoction combined with honey and dates on blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the working area of the Telaga Dewa Community Health Center, Bengkulu City. Further research is needed on dose modification and duration of administration for maximum BP reduction.