EFFECTIVENESS OF GARLIC INTAKE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Author Name: 1. Mr Sudip Das 2. Miss Parmita Deb

Volume/Issue: 02/11

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2022-98866687/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. PhD Scholar PU Gujrat, Assistant Professor, GCN, WB, India
2. PhD Scholar PU Gujrat, Assistant Professor CoHN, GCN,WB, India

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is called the ‘’silent killer’, because most patients with high blood pressure have no symptoms to alert them to elevated pressure . But over time, high blood pressure increases the risk of serious problems such as stroke, congestive heart failure, heart attack, and kidney failure. Garlic is an herb. It is the best known as a flavouring food. But over the years garlic has been used as a medicine to prevent or treat a wide range of diseases and condition. Garlic [Allium sativum] has played an important dietary as well as medicinal role in human history. Blood pressure reducing properties of garlic have been linked to its hydrogen sulphide production and allicin content -liberated from allin and the enzyme allinase which has angiotensin II inhibiting and vasodilating effects , as shown in animal and human studies.. Traditionally, it has been employed to treat high blood pressure, infections, high cholesterol , fungal skin infections wounds, rheumatism heart disease, diabetes, and many other disorders. Garlic is used for many other conditions related to the heart and blood system. Garlic may be effective in the development of atherosclerosis and moderately to reduce blood pressure.The objectives of the study is to determine the effect of garlic intake in experimental group than in control group8 The researcher adopted a quasi experimental research design with multiple time series design. The clients were selected in Joynagar, based on inclusion criteria using purposive sampling techniques. Thirty samples were allotted to experimental group and thirty allotted to the control group. Garlic 30 gms are given experimental group to reduce for hypertension. Whereas control group was receiving regular anti hypertensive treatments.post test was conducted in experimental and control group using Vaughn’s blood pressure chart. The study identified that the blood pressure was reduced in experimental group, after garlic administration .The ‘t’ value shows there is effectiveness of garlic intake to control and reduce high blood pressure.. The study findings indicate that the garlic is effective non pharmacologic measure to reduce blood pressure. Garlic was found to have no side effects when compared with other treatments.

Key words: Garlic, Hypersensitive, blood pressure, quasi experiment