MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PREVENTION OF GOUT ARTHRITIS

Evi Lusiana (Pharmacology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Msy Rulan Adnindya (Departement of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Nia Savitri Tamzil (Pharmacology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Kamaluddin Kamaluddin (Pharmacology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Dwi Handayani (Parasitology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Gita Dwi Prasasty (Parasitology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Desi Oktariana (Clinical Pathology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)
Tia Sabrina (Microbilogy Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang)

Conferences of Medical Sciences Dies Natalis
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): Conference of Medical Sciences Dies Natalis Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sri

The use of medicinal plants for healing is the oldest form of medicine in the world. Medicinal plants such as ginger, lemongrass, and turmeric have been clinically tested and proven effective in reducing muscle pain, stiffness, and difficulty moving the knee in patients. Medicinal plants are the types of choice that are efficacious as drugs with easy maintenance and relatively low costs. Medicinal plants are a safe alternative to family medicine because they rarely cause side effects and are easy to process and consume to prevent gout arthritis. Some efficacious herbal plants to reduce pain caused by arthritis are ginger, lemongrass, turmeric, thyme (mint), garlic, green tea, and cinnamon. These plants, based on research, have properties as anti-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory in reducing muscle pain and stiffness in gout arthritis.