JOURNAL MIDWIFERY (JM)
Jurnal Jurusan Kebidanan, Poltekkes Kemenkes Gorontalo
P-ISSN (2407-8506), E-ISSN (2808-523X)
http://jurnal.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/index.php/JM/index
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52365/jm.v8i1.377
Green Betel Leaf Water with Pure Honey Against Healing Perineum's
Wounds Mother Postpartum
Robin Dompas
1
, Agnes Montolalu
2
, Trifena Gabriely Koloay
3
1,2,3
Poltekkes Kemenkes Manado, Jl. R. W. Mongisidi Malalayang II, Manado, Sulawesi Utara,
95263, Indonesia
Email: rob.dmps@gmail.com
1
, agnes.montolalu@gmail.com
2
, fenagk@gmail.com
3
Received: February 9
th
, 2022; Revised: March 14
th
, 2022; Accepted: March 21
th
, 2022
ABSTRACT
Many postpartum mothers die from perineal injuries. Perineal infection can occur if the perineal
wound is not treated correctly and correctly. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of
healing wounds perineum postpartum mothers using green betel leaves and pure honey. This type of
research is pre-experimental using one pretest group-posttest design. The number of 20 samples is
determined by purposive sampling. Intervention is done using betel leaf decoction water to rinse
perineal wounds for one week. Water is made from 5 sheets of betel leaves boiled with 1000 millilitres
of water for 30 minutes to 600 millilitres. Data collection uses observation sheets filled in before and
after the intervention. Analysis of data using the McNemar test obtained the result of the P-value
0.021 with the meaning <0.05. The results showed an effect of giving green betel leaf water and
consuming pure honey to heal perineal wounds in postpartum mothers, so it is recommended that
postpartum mothers suffering from perineal wounds use a decoction of green betel leaf water to rinse
the perineum and consumption. Pure honey because of the benefits and content obtained in green
betel leaves and pure honey in healing perineal wounds.
Keywords: Green Betel, Honey, Perineum, Wounds
©2022 Robin Dompas, Agnes Montolalu, Trifena Gabriely Koloay
Under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0
*Robin Dompas, Poltekkes Kemenkes Manado, Jl. R. W. Mongisidi Malalayang II, Manado, Sulawesi Utara, 95263,
Indonesia, rob.dmps@gmail.com