The Influence of Celery Juice Againts Blood Pressure Reduction in Hypertension

Abstract

The first rank of non communicable diseases in Jepara 2015 was 15,469 cases. The most cases are woman with 11,520 and men with 3,939. In Kalinyamatan health center 2015, there was an increase in hypertension cases from semester 1 until 2. Celery is plant that is easily found in the community, Celery contains apigenin which is very useful for preventing narrowing of blood vessels and high blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of celery juice on blood pressure reduction in hypertension patients. This research used quantitative method with quasy experiment approach. Data collection using random sampling techniques. The respondents of this study were 24 respondents. Data is collected in March - April 2019. Data analysis used non-parametric tests to measure significantly 2 groups of data paired with the T-Test. The results obtained an average decrease in systolic blood pressure of the diastol intervention group 0,000 and the control group 0.424. Moreover, the p-value is 0,000