EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATION OF RED GINGER AND GARLIC EXTRACT ON CHANGES IN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G (IG-G) IN CHILDREN AGED 8 YEARS SUFFERING FROM BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE TANJUNGPINANG CITY HEALTH CENTER

Suharti Suharti (Nursing DIII Study Program, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjungpinang)
Muji Hartinah (Nursing DIII Study Program, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjungpinang)
Artia Diarina (Nursing DIII Study Program, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjungpinang)

International Journal of Social Science
Vol. 3 No. 1: Juni 2023

The bioactive components in red ginger consist of gingerols, shogaols, and zingerons which are a group of phenolic compounds. The oleoresin ginger bath ranged from 3.2-9.5%, while the content of gingerol in oleoresin was between 14-25% and shogaol in oleoresin was between 2.8-7.0%, which were investigated for their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-platelet properties.. Garlic also contains essential oil components, which have antibacterial activity that works by inhibiting the formation of bacterial cell membranes. The research design was a cohort analytic observational study with a prospective design. Sampling was carried out by purposive sampling method and obtained 34 child respondents with a history of or currently experiencing asthma, with 24 boys and 10 girls. This research was conducted in the Work Area of ​​the Tanjungpinang City Health Center and was approved by the Research Ethics Commission of the Jakarta I Ministry of Health Polytechnic with Number 130/KEPK/VIII/2018. Data were analyzed using Chi Square. The results showed that there was a change in IgG control values ​​in this case seen from changes in oxygen saturation in the blood of 4.06 g, namely before (91.38%) and after (95.44%) in children with beta-agonist effects that work with smooth muscle relaxation (ASM).