The effect of giving boiled water of sirsake on the reduction of uric acid

Abstract

Uric acid is a disease characterized by pain due to deposits of monosodium urate crystals that accumulate in the joints as a result of high levels of uric acid in the blood. Consuming soursop leaf decoction (Annona muricata Linn) is one type of non-pharmacological therapy that functions as an analgesic that can reduce uric acid levels and relieve pain. This study was to analyze the effect of giving soursop leaf boiled water on reducing uric acid levels in gout sufferers. This study used a quantitative method with a quasy experimental design control group pretest posttest. The sampling technique was random sampling. The number of samples was 34 people with uric acid levels, where 17 people were treated with soursop leaf water and 17 were a control group around the working area of the Pulosari Community Health Center. The data collection instrument used observation, data analysis used statistical test, normality test, paired samples test, homogeneity test and independent test. The results of paired t-test on soursop leaf boiled water showed changes in blood uric acid levels with a p-value of 0.000. The results of the paired t-test in the control group found no significant change in blood uric acid levels before and after with a p-value of 0.016. The results of the Independent t-test found that there were significant differences between the provision of boiled water for soursop leaves and the control group. In conclusion this shows that consuming soursop leaf boiled water can reduce uric acid levels in the blood and there are changes in uric acid levels before and after being given soursop leaf boiled water.