Pengaruh Pemberian Jus Mentimun Dan Rebusan Daun Seledri Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah Tinggi Pada Ibu Menopause Dengan Hypertensi Dipuskesmas Gunung Muda Belinyu Bangka Belitung

The Effect of Cucumber Juice and Celery Leaf Decoction on Reducing High Blood Pressure in Menopausal Women with Hypertension at the Gunung Muda Belinyu Community Health Center, Bangka Belitung

Abstract

Introduction: Hormonal changes in menopausal women cause a decrease in estrogen hormones that affect the blood vessels to become less elastic and changes in metabolism. The prevalence of high blood pressure in menopausal women reaches 60-70% and the majority of cases are undetected and uncontrolled.

 Methods: The case study approach using the research sample was 2 menopausal women aged 48 and 49 years who were experiencing hypertension, observed by giving menopausal women cucumber juice and celery leaf boiling.

Results: Comparison of blood pressure in menopausal women with hypertension who were given the Celery Leaf Boiling intervention had more reduced complaints, from blood pressure of 150/99 mmHg to 138/92 mmHg, compared to the Cucumber Juice intervention, which was from 150/98 mmHg to 140/90 mmHg.

Discussion: The high blood pressure in menopausal women who were given the celery leaf boiling intervention lowered blood pressure faster than the cucumber juice intervention.  To provide midwifery care for menopausal women with hypertension and to determine the effect of giving cucumber juice and celery leaf boiling to menopausal women with hypertension at the Gunung Muda Belinyu Community Health Center, Bangka Belitung in 2025.