PENGARUH PEMBERIAN DAUN SIRSAK TERHADAP PENURUNAN KADAR ASAM URAT DI DESA PIDOLI KECAMATAN PANYABUNGAN UTARA KABUPATEN MANDAILING NATAL

Abstract

In general, people do not care about the dangers of gout, whereas, in a short time, precisely less than three years, gout can cause serious disability in the joints. One of the herbs that are often used in dealing with gout is soursop leaves. This study aims to determine the effect of soursop leaf administration on decreasing uric acid levels in Pidoli Village, Panyabungan Utara District Mandailing Natal Regency in 2016. This study uses a Quasi experiment design with control time series design (control group) with a total population of 137 samples taken are as many as 20 people from the residents of Pidoli Village, North Panyabungan District with a purposive sampling method. The results showed that there was an effect of soursop leaf administration on decreasing uric acid levels with p value 0.00 (p <0.05). Then the respondent is expected to understand about the benefits of soursop leaves so that it can cure the gout of the respondent.