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Hipertensi adalah suatu keadaan dimana tekanan darah meningkat melebihi batas normal. Dimana tekanan sistolik diatas 140mmHg dan tekanan distolik diatas 90 mmHg. Hipertensi sering kali di sebut sebagai pembunuh gelap ( Silent Killer), penyebab hipertensi sendiri yaitu keturunan, usia, mengkonsumsi alkohol,dan jarang olahraga. Hipertensi dapat di tangani dengan terapi komplementer yaitu terapi seduhan daun salam. Kandungan yang terdapat dalam daun salam yaitu flavonoid yang mampu berfungsi sebagai anti oksidan yang mampu mencegah terjadinya oksidasi sel tubuh di lakukan selama 2 x selama satu minggu, terdapat perubahan penurunan tekanan darah sebelum mengkonsumsi seduhan daun salam 160/90 mmHg dan sesudah seduhan daun salam di dapatkan tekanan darah 120/80 mmHg. Penerapan terapi komplementer daun salam menunjukkan perbaikan pada keluarga yang menderita hipertensi. Oleh karena itu penerapan evidence-based nursing ini dapat direkomendasikan dalam memberikan asuhan keperawatan.

Hypertension is a condition where blood pressure increases beyond normal limits.Where is the pressuresystolic above 140mmHg and pressuredistolik above 90 mmHg. Hypertension is often referred to as the dark killer (Silent Killer), The causes of hypertension include heredity, age, alcohol consumption and lack of exercise. Hypertension can be treated with complementary therapy, namely bay leaf infusion therapy. The content contained in bay leaves is:flavonoid which is able to function as an anti-oxidant which is able to prevent oxidation of body cells. This was done twice a week. There was a change in blood pressure reduction before consuming bay leaf infusion of 160/90 mmHg and after instilling bay leaves, blood pressure was found to be 120/80 mmHg. The application of complementary therapy with bay leaves shows improvements in families suffering from hypertension. Therefore, the application of evidence-based nursing can be recommended in providing nursing care.