BUNGA TELANG MENGATASI HIPERTENSI PADA LANSIA DI DESA PENEROKAN

Abstract

The telang flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) as its middle name Clitoria ternatea L. comes from the Ternate area, Maluku. The butterfly pea flower is also known by various names such as the English Butterfly pea, the Javanese butterfly pea flower, and the Arabic Mazerion Hidi (Budiasih, 2017). The butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) is distinctive with single purple petals. The telang flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) is known as a climbing plant which is often found in yards or on the edges of rice fields. The telang flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) has purple petals, round stems, the leaves are various leaves with three to five leaflets. The telang flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) is a diverse flower formed in the leaf axils with a cylindrical stem that is ± 1.5 cm long. The flower petals are funnel-shaped with a butterfly- shaped crown (Apriani S, et al. 2021) (BAB II Literature Review

2.1 Definition of the Telang Flower Plant (Clitoria Ternatea L.), n.d.)

Butterfly flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) has health benefits for humans as an antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, anti- inflammatory, antimicroorganism, and several other functional benefits. The crushed leaves of the butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) are useful for accelerating the healing of boils, as well as as a cough medicine when formulated with the addition of

shallots and pulosari fennel (Herman, 2005). The content of flavonoid secondary metabolite compounds in butterfly pea flowers (Clitoria ternatea L.) can be developed in the food industry to improve color quality and have an impact on health (Makansana, et al 2017). Apart from that, secondary metabolite compounds of flavonoids also play a role as a source of antioxidants. The antioxidant of butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) is able to prevent premature aging of the skin caused by free radicals.

Hypertension can attack anyone from various age groups and socio-economic status. In general, hypertension is a condition without symptoms where high blood pressure in the arteries causes an increased risk of cardiovascular-related diseases such as stroke, heart failure and kidney damage (Sutanto, 2020). Even though this disease is thought to have no initial symptoms, in fact there are several symptoms that are not very visible so sufferers ignore them. These symptoms can begin to be felt by hypertension sufferers with blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension or high blood pressure is often referred to as the silent killer because sufferers do not know that they have hypertension. Hypertension can attack anyone from various age, social and economic groups. Hypertension is also the third biggest risk factor that causes premature death because it can trigger congestive heart failure and cerebrovascular disease (Triwibowo, 2013). (Yulandasari et al., 2023)

Keywords: Innovation Creation, Telang Flower, Elderly, Blood Pressure