effect of celery extract on lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension in Sumur Putat, Cipocok Serang Banten

Abstract

Hypertension is a condition that occurs when the amount of blood pumped by the heart exceeds the ability that the arterial wall can accommodate. One of the herbal therapies that is an alternative choice for sufferers is by consuming celery. Traditional Chinese people have long used celery to lower blood pressure. Celery (Apium graveolens) is one of the types of herbal therapy as an alternative to blood pressure-lowering, it has been proven successful in reducing high blood pressure because it contains diuretic potassium which is needed to help the body release water and sodium in order to reduce blood pressure. This study uses Quasi Experiment with the design used is the design of One Group Pretest - posttest Design without a control group but first observation (pretest) has been done which allows researchers to test changes that occur after the experiment (Post test). The population in this study were all hypertensive patients who experienced hypertension according to WHO criteria in Sumur Putat. Sampling techniques were carried out using purposive sampling.