PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 2 No 2. November 2021,
LITERATURE REVIEW: WARM COMPRESS WITH MEDICINE PLANTS TO REDUCE JOINT PAIN IN THE ELDERLY

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Title

PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 2 No 2. November 2021,
LITERATURE REVIEW: WARM COMPRESS WITH MEDICINE PLANTS TO REDUCE JOINT PAIN IN THE ELDERLY

Subject

cinnamon; ginger; lemongrass; medicinal plants; onions; warm compresses

Description

Medicinal plants or herbs have been widely used as a companion or substitute for drugs made from
chemicals to overcome health problems. The existence of these medicinal plants can prevent the elderly
from using chemical painkillers can cause side effects when consumed for a long time. Some medicinal
plants such as onions, ginger, lemongrass, and cinnamon have several active compounds that can reduce
joint pain experienced by the elderly by giving warm compresses to the inflamed area. Purpose: to provide
evidence-based information obtained from the results of a literature review related to the provision of
warm compresses made from medicinal plants in the form of onions, ginger, lemongrass, and cinnamon to
reduce joint pain in the elderly. Method: this study is to search for data sources for journal articles through
the Google Schooler database, Research Gate, Elsevier, Sage, Portal Garuda, Scopus, Knowledge E, Sinta,
Litbangkes with a span of 5-10 years, both in Indonesian and English. Results: based on 73 studies, it was
found that giving warm compresses made from onions, ginger, lemongrass, and cinnamon can reduce joint
pain in the elderly in the range of moderate to mild pain. Conclusion: giving warm compresses made from
medicinal plants onion, ginger, lemongrass, and cinnamon can reduce joint pain experienced by the
elderly.

Creator

Dwi Widyastuti, Ramdhani Ismahmudi, Burhanto, Afina Agma Fazalina, Auliya Fitri, Fathimah Az-Zahra, Putri Puji Astuti

Source

http://jurnal.globalhealthsciencegroup.com/index.php/PICNHS

Publisher

Global Health Science Group

Date

November 2021,

Contributor

PERI IRAWAN

Format

PDF

Language

ENGLISH

Type

TEXT

Files

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,Repository, Repository Horizon University Indonesia, Repository Universitas Horizon Indonesia, Horizon.ac.id, Horizon University Indonesia, Universitas Horizon Indonesia, HorizonU, Repo Horizon ,

Citation

Dwi Widyastuti, Ramdhani Ismahmudi, Burhanto, Afina Agma Fazalina, Auliya Fitri, Fathimah Az-Zahra, Putri Puji Astuti, “PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 2 No 2. November 2021,
LITERATURE REVIEW: WARM COMPRESS WITH MEDICINE PLANTS TO REDUCE JOINT PAIN IN THE ELDERLY,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2949.