Potentials of Herbal Plant Forperineal Wound Healing: A Systematic Review

Yusmayasari, Noor Pramono, Imam Djamaluddin

Masters Program in Applied Midwifery, School of Health Polytechnics, Ministry of Health, Semarang

ABSTRACT

Background: Each year approximately 350,000 women in the United Kingdom and millions more worldwide, experience perineal suturing following childbirth‐related natural tear or cut (episiotomy).For centuries, people have used herbal plants to treatwound. Herbal plant is a part of the complementary medicine which is accepted by many people of the society and 40% of common drugs are derived from plants and natural resources.This study aimed to review systematically the potentials of herbal plant on perineal wound healing.

Subjects and Method:A systematic review was conducted by searching articles eligible to the potential of herbal plants for perineal wounds healing. Primiparous and nullipara postpartum mothers were selected as subjects for this study. Databases included in this study were Science Direct, Pubmed, and Proquest. From the literature review, 7 articles were related to perineal wound healing, consisting of 1 journal with Randomized Controlled Trial, 3 articles with Double Blind Clinical Trial, 2 articles with Single Blind Clinical Trial, and 1 article with mix method design. The articles were collected from 2008 to 2018. Wound healing was measured by Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge and Approximation(REEDA).

Results:Herbal plant healed perineal wound as shown by improvement in REEDA. The mechanism of the activity compound was found in plants that stimulated various cellular processes in wound healing.

Conclusion:Herbal plant is effective to heal perineal wound.

Keywords: herbal plant, perineal wound

Correspondence: Yusmayasari. Masters Program in Applied Midwifery, School of Health Polytechnics, Ministry of Health, Semarang, Central Java. Email: ymsari78@gmail.com. Mobile: 081345007270

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/theicph.2019.05.38

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