Menggali Potensi Tanaman Herbal Sebagai Alternatif Pengobatan Hipertensi

Abstract

This activity (PKM) aims to provide education to the community regarding herbal medicine for hypertension at Posyandu Anggrek 4 Sukamandi Village which was held on 26 August 2023. This activity is one of the prevention efforts related to hypertension which is increasing in rural areas. The participants of this PKM are the people of Dusun 4 Sukamandi Village, totaling 30 people. This activity was carried out offline by using lecture, question and answer and student demonstration methods related to how to make alternative herbal drinks for the prevention of hypertension. Herbal plants used as an alternative treatment for hypertension are pandan leaves and celery. For plant processing, it is done by boiling the plant with a time of around 3-5 minutes. This activity aims to provide education about the prevention of hypertension in the community, with this counselling activity there is a significant increase in community knowledge with an average score of 42.00 suggestions for this activity are the involvement of other partners as supporters still need to be improved. In addition, the time for implementing activities needs to be increased so that the objectives of the activity can be fully achieved.