pISSN 1978-2071 | eISSN 2580-5967 Jurnal Ilmiah Kedokteran Wijaya Kusuma 13(1): 8-14, March 2024 8 | Page Register with CC BY NC 4.0 license. Copyright © 2022, the author (s) ARTICLE INFO AUTHOR’S AFFILIATIONS Abdi Nusantara Health College 1 Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital 2 CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Farida Murtiani, Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital E-mail: idoel_fh@yahoo.com Article history Received 27-03-2023 Revised 18-12-2023 Accepted 21-03-2024 Available online Please cite this article in APA 7 th edition style as: Ulkomah, Chalid D., Widiantari D. A., Murtiani, F. (2024). Effect of Ginger Extract to Decrease Blood Pressure in The Elderly with Hypertension. Jurnal Ilmiah Kedokteran Wijaya kusuma, 13(1), XX-XX https://doi.org/10.30742/jikw.v 13i1.2986 Effect of Ginger Extract to Decrease Blood Pressure in the Elderly with Hypertension Ulkomah 1,2 , Desridius Chalid 1 , Aninda Dinar Widiantari 2 , Farida Murtiani 2* Abstract Background: Hypertension is a cardiovascular disease that is common in the elderly. Pharmacological treatment of hypertension involves a lifetime commitment to drug adherence. Ginger extract as complementary therapy has been widely common in Indonesia to boost the immune system, improving the cardiovascular system by reducing the level of low-density lipoproteins and cholesterol. The study aimed to analyze red ginger extract as the main therapy for hypertension in the elderly. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental with one group pretest-posttest without a control group. Participants were 45-65-year-old hypertension patients in Semper Barat II Primary Health Care. The intervention was a beverage consisting of 4 grams of minced ginger then added by 2 spoons of honey in 100 ml of water. The drink was consumed in 5 days. We compare blood pressure before and after the intervention using T-Test. Results: The average age of participants was 62,9 (60-65) years old. Before intervention, mean blood pressure was 156,8 (140-180) / 98,03 (85-115) mmHg and lowered to 148,6 (125-170) / 92,57 (80-110) mmHg after 5 days of intervention (p=0,0001). Conclusion: We suggest ginger extract as an alternative to reduce blood pressure in elderly with hypertension. We hope the results will become a new approach to treat hypertension. Keywords: hypertension; elderly; ginger extract Original Research Article INTRODUCTION Hypertension is a common disorder found in the elderly. Hypertension is included in cardiovascular system impairment. It is persistent elevation of systolic more than 140 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure more than 90 mmHg. Globally, its prevalence was more than 22% around the world in 2020, with the highest number occurring in Africa, at 27%, and the lowest in America (18%). In Southeast Asia itself, the prevalence was 25%, the third highest in the world (Cheng et al., 2020). World Health Organization (WHO) predicted that 1.13 billion people throughout the world experienced hypertension in 2015-2020 or a comparison of 1:3 people. It is estimated that there will be 1.5 billion people diagnosed with this chronic disease in 2025 and 9.4 million mortality cases as a result of hypertension and its complications (Siagian et al., 2021). The estimated number of hypertension cases in Indonesia is 63,309,620 people, while the number of deaths in Indonesia caused by hypertension is 427,218 deaths. It is estimated that only 1/3 of hypertension cases in Indonesia are diagnosed, and the rest go undiagnosed ((Kemenkes RI, 2019).