The Effectiveness of Chinese Betel Leaf Decoction (Peperomia pellucida L. Kunth.) as a Complementary Therapy for Lowering Uric Acid Levels in Elderly Women

Nur Patria Tjahjani; Maulida Akhsanul  Umami

doi:10.58344/ihj.v5i3.942

Authors

Nur Patria Tjahjani Akademi Kesehatan 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang
Maulida Akhsanul Umami Akademi Kesehatan 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58344/ihj.v5i3.942

Keywords:

Gout, Elderly, Chinese betel leaves

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Chinese betel leaf (Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth) decoction as a complementary therapy for reducing blood uric acid levels in older women over a seven-day intervention period in Karang Sawo Hamlet, Neighborhood Unit 07/Community Unit 02 (RT 07/RW 02), Bongsari Urban Village, West Semarang District, Semarang City, Indonesia. The study employed a quasi-experimental design using a one-group pretest–posttest approach. Blood uric acid levels were measured before and after the intervention. Ten older women were selected through purposive sampling based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Before the intervention, all 10 participants (100%) had elevated blood uric acid levels, with a mean concentration of 6.84 mg/dL. Following seven days of Chinese betel leaf decoction consumption, the mean blood uric acid level decreased to 4.01 mg/dL, with all participants (100%) exhibiting levels within the normal range according to the study's classification criteria. A paired-samples t-test revealed a statistically significant difference between preintervention and postintervention uric acid levels (p < 0.001). These findings indicated that the administration of Chinese betel leaf (Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth) decoction was associated with a significant reduction in blood uric acid levels among older women in the study population. However, given the small sample size and the absence of a control group, the findings should be interpreted cautiously, as they do not establish a definitive causal effect. Further controlled studies are needed to confirm the effectiveness and safety of this complementary intervention.

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