Effect of Red Betel Leaves on Lowering Blood Sugar Levels: Literature Review

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus has a high prevalence value so it is called one of the deadly diseases in the world. To reduce the high prevalence rate, one of the non-pharmacological therapies is applied, namely by decoction of red betel leaves. The purpose of writing this scientific article is to learn more about the therapeutic use of red betel leaf decoction therapy to lower blood sugar levels in people with Diabetes Mellitus based on  the literature review. The method used in this study is a literature review  search of 10 articles on the effect of betel leaves on blood sugar reduction. The sample collection technique in this study is by accessing journals through Google Schoolar. The subjects in this literature study are all articles that meet the inclusion criteria. The results of  this literature review show the effect of red betel leaves on the reduction of blood sugar levels measured by the PICO analysis method.