PENGARUH REBUSAN DAUN SALAM TERHADAP PENURUNAN KADAR ASAM URAT DI DESA MALANGGATEN KECAMATAN KEBAKKRAMAT KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR

Abstract

Introduction of this research is the result Uric acid is produced by the body, so
that its presence can be normal in the blood and urine. While the survey results
indicate that approximately 20 residents suffer from gout. Results of preliminary
interviews with several residents of approximately 10 people, they do not know
that bay leaves can lower uric acid levels in the blood.
Purpose of the study was to determine the effect of bay leaf decoction to
decrease levels of uric acid in the village Malanggaten.
Subjects of the study were all patients with uric acid in the village of the District
Malanggaten Kebakkramat number of 12 people who met the inclusion criteria
were already writers set.
Results showed that there was an effect decoction of leaves to decrease levels
of uric acid in the village Malanggaten obtained test results with Dependent
paired t test (t test) by SPSS for windows series 18 with α = 5% (0:05) obtained p
0.000 that p < 0:05, which means Ho rejected so that it can be concluded that
there is influence of decoction of leaves to decrease levels of uric acid in the
village Malanggaten.
Conclusion of research is the effect of bay leaf decoction to decrease levels of
uric acid in the village of the District Malanggaten Kebakkramat .
Keywords: Bay Leaf, Uric Acid