Effectiveness of Soursop Leaf Extracts on Decreasing Blood Sugar for Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Ta'adi1,*, Hartono Mardi1, Sunarto1, Anwar Choiroel2 1Lecturer of Nursing Study Program, Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Semarang, Indonesia 2Lecturer of Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Semarang, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Ta'adi Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Semarang, Indonesia, Email: taadi@gmail.com
Online published on 13 November, 2019. Abstract Background Lately, the treatment of diabetes mellitus, which is often carried out by the community is eating herbal plants, one of which is soursop leaves, which are believed to be able to reduce blood sugar levels. The objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of soursop leaf extract in reducing blood sugar levels in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients. Method This study is quasi-experiment randomized with pre-test-post-test control group design in 32 types two patients treated in Pekalongan city health center area. The blood sugar level of the treatment group was measured after administration of 500 mg soursop leaf extract, three times a day within one week (65 mg extract of soursop leaves in 500 mg). Results There was an effect of soursop leaf extract on blood sugar although not statistically significant (p= 0.957). Also there was the effect of soursop leaf extract on fasting blood sugar, although it was not statistically significant (p = 0.770) and there was an effect of soursop leaf extract on postprandial blood sugar although it was not statistically significant (p = 952). Conclusion There was the effect of soursop leaf extract on reducing blood sugar levels (fasting and postprandial) even though it was not statistically significant. Top Keywords Soursop leaf extract, Blood sugar, Type-2 diabetes mellitus. Top |