Pengaruh Poliherbal Antihipertensi yang Mengandung Allium sativum, Curcuma aeruginosa, dan Amomum compactum Terhadap Berat Badan Tikus Model Hipertensi
Radja Yudha Pratama Gurning, Dr.rer.nat. Apt. Arko Jatmiko Wicaksono, M.Sc.; Dr. dr. Rul Afiyah Syarif, M.Kes.
2026 | Skripsi | PENDIDIKAN DOKTER
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide suffer from hypertension. Hypertension is a chronic disease that requires long-term treatment. Conventional antihypertensive therapy currently in use requires specific medical prescriptions and carries several potential side effects. Therefore, there is growing public interest in alternative treatments to help control hypertension, one of which is the TDnorm polyherbal formulation. Previous studies have shown that the TDnorm polyherbal preparation, containing extracts of garlic (Allium sativum bulbus), black turmeric rhizome (Curcuma aeruginosa), and cardamom fruit (Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton, has antihypertensive effects. However, the effect of TDnorm on body weight changes in hypertensive rat models has not yet been investigated.
Objective: This study aims to determine the effects and effective doses of administering the TDnorm polyherbal preparation on body weight changes in hypertensive rat models.
Method: This was an in vivo experimental study. The experimental animals consisted of 33 hypertensive rat models divided into six groups: placebo (negative control), captopril (positive control), polyherbal preparation 63 mg/kg (dose 1), polyherbal preparation 126 mg/kg (dose 2), polyherbal preparation 252 mg/kg (dose 3), and a healthy rat group (sham). Hypertension was induced using the unilateral nephrectomy method followed by DOCA-salt administration. Treatments were administered for six weeks. Rat body weight was measured twice weekly until the end of the study using a digital scale. Data were analyzed using the Friedman test to assess differences in mean body weight across time points and the Kruskal–Wallis test to evaluate differences in body weight among groups (? = 0.05).
Results: Among the 33 rats divided into six groups, the average body weight showed a decrease in all test groups. The polyherbal groups with doses of 63 mg/kg and 252 mg/kg showed a significant difference in average body weight at two and three weeks of treatment, while the polyherbal group with a dose of 126 mg/kg showed a significant difference in average body weight at two, three, four, and six weeks of treatment. This indicates that administering polyherbal preparations at certain doses can provide a more effective weight loss effect in hypertensive rat models.
Conclusion: Administration of antihypertensive polyherbal preparation containing A. sativum, C. aeruginosa, and A. compactum provided a weight loss effect in hypertensive model rats with an effective dose of 126 mg/kg.
Keywords: polyherbal, hypertension, body weight, Allium sativum, Curcuma aeruginosa, Amomum compactum
Kata Kunci : poliherbal, hipertensi, berat badan, Allium sativum, Curcuma aeruginosa, Amomum compactum/polyherbal, hypertension, body weight, Allium sativum, Curcuma aeruginosa, Amomum compactum