Abstract :
Medicinal plants can be used as an alternative to blood pressure-lowering
herbs that have been shown to lower blood pressure through previous preclinical and
clinical trials. This study aims to determine the effect of using herbal medicine on
changes in blood pressure in hypertensive patients through a systematic literature
review.
This research is a systematic literaturereview ehich is preceded by searching
for scientific articles that have been publisher in the last 10 years. The search on the
google scholar web, pub med, and portal garuda, then a database list carries out and
selecting the appropriate database. The articles obtained were selected based on
iclusion criteria and exclution criteria, then a critical apprisal was carried out using
the Joanna Briggs Institute?s Crtitical Apprisal tools for use in JBI Systematic Review
instrument.
The results obtained from a systematic literature review without meta-analysis
on 4 articles, on the use of herbs celery, gotu kola, cat's whiskers, temu lawak,
turmeric, and meniran obtained p> 0.05, there was no significant difference with the
control group (HCT therapy). In this study, herbal decoctions with steeping jamu
were obtained p <0.05, which means that the herbal ingredients had an effect on
lowering blood pressure. In the study the effect of giving Morinda Citrifolia L water
consumed for 7 days was obtained p <0.05, which means that the has Morinda
Citrifolia L an effect on blood pressure. In the study of Allium Sativum L. water that
was consumed for 7 days, it was obtained p <0.05, which means that steeping garlic
had a significant difference in blood pressure before and after being given Allium
Sativum L.