The Effect of Giving Ginseng Tea on Anxiety During Premenopause in the Mekarjaya Village Area, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia

Premenopause is a natural transition phase in women marked by hormonal changes that can cause a variety of symptoms, including anxiety. Ginseng is an herbal plant that has long been used to treat various diseases, including anxiety. This study aims to determine the effect of giving ginseng tea on anxiety during premenopause in the Mekarjaya Village area, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia. This research uses a pre-experimental research design, with a one group pretest-posttest design. The research population was all premenopausal women in Mekarjaya Village, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia. The research sample was 20 people, taken using purposive sampling technique. The measuring tool used is the Hamilton Anxiety Scale Questionnaire (HAMA). The results of the study showed that there was an effect of giving ginseng tea on reducing anxiety during premenopause. This can be seen from the results of the Wilcoxon test with p-value <0.05. The average HAMA score before giving ginseng tea was 25.45, while after giving ginseng tea it was 18.55. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that giving ginseng tea can reduce anxiety during premenopause.


Introduction
Premenopause is a natural transition phase in women that occurs before menopause.This phase is characterized by hormonal changes, such as a decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels.These hormonal changes can cause a variety of symptoms, including anxiety.Anxiety  Aan Rosanti

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A B S T R A C T
Premenopause is a natural transition phase in women marked by hormonal changes that can cause a variety of symptoms, including anxiety.Ginseng is an herbal plant that has long been used to treat various diseases, including anxiety.This study aims to determine the effect of giving ginseng tea on anxiety during premenopause in the Mekarjaya Village area, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia.This research uses a pre-experimental research design, with a one group pretest-posttest design.The research population was all premenopausal women in Mekarjaya Village, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia.The research sample was 20 people, taken using purposive sampling technique.The measuring tool used is the Hamilton Anxiety Scale Questionnaire (HAMA).The results of the study showed that there was an effect of giving ginseng tea on reducing anxiety during premenopause.This can be seen from the results of the Wilcoxon test with p-value <0.05.The average HAMA score before giving ginseng tea was 25.45, while after giving ginseng tea it was 18.55.Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that giving ginseng tea can reduce anxiety during premenopause.
ginseng for 8 weeks can reduce anxiety scores in premenopausal women. 4-9This study aims to determine the effect of ginseng tea on anxiety during premenopause in the Mekarjaya Village area, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia.

Methods
This research uses a pre-experimental research design with a one-group pretest-posttest design.The research population was all premenopausal women in Mekarjaya Village, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia.
The research sample was 20 people, taken using a purposive sampling technique.Inclusion criteria were premenopausal women aged 40-55 years, experiencing anxiety, and willing to take part in the research.The measuring tool used is the Hamilton Anxiety Scale Questionnaire (HAMA).HAMA is a measuring tool consisting of 14 items that assess anxiety symptoms.HAMA scores range from 0-56, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety.
Ginseng tea was given for 8 weeks at a dose of 2 grams/day.Ginseng tea is made by boiling ginseng roots for 15 minutes.Research data was analyzed using the Wilcoxon test.

Results and Discussion
The results of the study showed that there was an effect of giving ginseng tea on reducing anxiety during premenopause.This can be seen from the results of

Conclusion
Giving ginseng tea can reduce anxiety during premenopause.Therefore, ginseng tea can be an alternative therapy for treating anxiety during premenopause.

The Effect of Giving Ginseng Tea on Anxiety During Premenopause in the Mekarjaya Village Area, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia Aan Rosanti 1*
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