PENGARUH KONSUMSI MINUMAN MENGKUDU (Morinda citrifolia) TERHADAP KADAR ASAM URAT LANSIA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI
Abstract
Hypertension is a high prevalence non-communicable diseases especially in elderly. Hypertension can cause mortality and morbidity along with rising of complication in disease progressivity. High uric acid value or hyperuricemia is a risk factor potentially lead to complication occurrence. Non pharmacologic therapy researches to manage hypertension and control uric acid level are now established, one of which using noni (Morinda citrifolia). This study will show the effect of noni drinks (Morinda citrifolia) to uric acid value on elderly with hypertension. Quasi experimental study with pre-post test group design conducted on 36 elderly with uric acid serial measurements during 30 months per 3 day. Data analysis is used with repeated ANOVA to evaluate serial uric acid value after 500 mg noni drinks (Morinda citrifolia) consumption. The amounts of elderly that have high uric acid value is declining after the consumption of noni herbal tea, from 13 (36,11%) to 7 people (19,44%). Meanwhile, elderly that have normal uric acid value is increasing from 23 (63,89%) to 29 people (80,56%). This change is caused by blockage of xanthine oxidase enzyme activity by noni drinks (Morinda citrifolia. In addition to amounts change, the highest uric acid value in research subject population is also declining. The amount of the decline was tested with repeated ANOVA showed p value 0,000. Noni drinks (Morinda citrifolia) consumption is able to reduce and stabilize the levels of uric acid in elderly patients with hypertension