The effectiveness of betel leaf to accelerate the healing of perineal wounds in postpartum mothers

Abstract

Perineal wounds are tears in the birth canal or incisions made in the perineum during delivery of the fetus. Bethel leaf is a plant that contains essential oils from behephenol, chavicol, cavibetol, estrogen, eugenol, and carvarool. It is also an antioxidant that accelerates the healing of perineal wounds. Treatment of perineal wounds aims to prevent infection and speed up healing. Treatment of perineal wounds can be done with traditional treatment, namely by using herbal medicines, one of which is using boiled water from betel leaves which has an antibiotic effect. Based on this therapeutic effect, Bethel can also be used as an ingredient for washing water or personal hygiene. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of betel leaf boiled water in accelerating the healing process of perineal wounds in post-partum mothers. This research is a literature study and data source: Google Scholar (2015-2020) to take journals that are relevant to the emergence of writing topics that will be published in Indonesian. The journal search strategy uses sample criteria with keywords tailored to the writing topic. Journals are selected based on the abstract or full text before being included in the review according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to be reviewed. This shows that the healing time for perineal wounds in the control group was slower than in the intervention group who were given boiled water from betel leaves. Using boiled water from betel leaves can speed up the healing of perineal wounds. You can apply boiled water from betel leaves (piper betle) to post partum mothers as a natural alternative treatment for perineal wounds.