Pharmaceutical effect of Red Ginger (Zingiber officinale var. rubrum) on Arthritis and gout pain in older people at Parungkuda Public Health Center's Geriatric Polyclinic in Sukabumi Regency, Indonesia

The efficacy of red ginger (Zingiber officinale var rubrum) is obtained from the content of essential oils. Essential oil is a type of volatile oil that contains high gingerol, this oil can be applied to the outside of the body to treat health conditions such as rheumatic pain, back pain, impotence, stomach pain, increase stamina, relieve asthma, treat dizziness, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, antipyretic. The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of red ginger compress (Zingiber officinale var rubrum) on the level of arthritis gout pain in the elderly at Geriatric Polyclinic of Parungkuda Public Health Center, Sukabumi Regency in 2021. This study used a quasi-experimental research design pre-test and post-test non-equivalent without a control group design. The population that will be used in this study is respondents who experience gout arthritis pain as many as 25 people at Geriatric Polyclinic of Parungkuda Public Health Center. Sampling uses total sampling techniques based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. There is an effect of red ginger compresses on the decrease in the level of arthritis gout pain in elderly patients at the Parungkuda Public Health Center, Sukabumi Regency with a value of < 0.05 p-value = 0.0001. In 2021, the Geriatric Polyclinic of Parungkuda Public Health Center, Sukabumi Regency will see an impact of red ginger compresses (Zingiber officinale var rubrum) on the amount of arthritis and gout discomfort experienced by the elderly.