Ekstrak Buah Bit untuk Kesehatan Ginjal Ibu Hamil

Authors

  • Hesti Kurniasih Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang
  • Sumiyati Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang
  • Affi Zakiyya Poltekkes Kemenkes Pontianak
  • Lily Kusumasita Burkon Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
  • Nafiisah Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31983/jsk.v7i2.13993

Keywords:

Ekstrak buah bit, fungsi ginjal, hipertensi kehamilan, nitric oxide

Abstract

Hipertensi pada kehamilan merupakan penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas maternal serta berpotensi menimbulkan gangguan fungsi ginjal. Deteksi dini gangguan ginjal penting dilakukan karena pemeriksaan rutin seperti tekanan darah dan proteinuria belum sensitif terhadap perubahan awal fungsi ginjal. Buah bit (Beta vulgaris L.) mengandung nitrat dan betalain yang bersifat vasodilator dan antioksidan, berpotensi menjaga fungsi ginjal. Menilai kesehatan ginjal pada ibu hamil dengan hipertensi serta perbedaan fungsi ginjal setelah pemberian ekstrak buah bit. Penelitian quasi-experimental ini melibatkan 10 ibu hamil dengan hipertensi. Kelompok intervensi mendapat 250 mL ekstrak buah bit setiap hari selama 28 hari. Kadar urea dan kreatinin diperiksa sebelum dan sesudah intervensi, dianalisis dengan uji t berpasangan. Tidak terdapat peningkatan signifikan kadar urea dan kreatinin setelah konsumsi ekstrak buah bit (p>0,05), dengan kecenderungan penurunan tekanan darah pada kelompok intervensi. Ekstrak buah bit aman dan berpotensi mendukung fungsi ginjal pada ibu hamil hipertensi, namun hasil perlu diinterpretasikan hati-hati mengingat jumlah sampel terbatas.

References

Abraham, I., & Supriyati, Y. (2022). Desain Kuasi Eksperimen Dalam Pendidikan: Literatur Review. Jurnal Ilmiah Mandala Education, 8(3), 2476–248. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.58258/jime.v8i3.3800

Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Kabir A, Azizi F, G. A. (2018). The Nitrate-Independent Blood Pressure-Lowering Effect of Beetroot Juice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Adv Nutr, 9(3), 274. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1093/advances/nmy004

Brown, M. A., Magee, L. A., Kenny, L. C., et al. (2018). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: ISSHP classification, diagnosis, and management recommendations. Hypertension, 72(1), 24–43. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.10803

Chen L, Zhu Y, Hu Z, Wu S, J. C. (2021). Beetroot as a functional food with huge health benefits: Antioxidant, antitumor, physical function, and chronic metabolomics activity. Food Sci Nutr, 9(11), 6406–6420. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2577

Clifford, T., Howatson, G., West, D. J., & Stevenson, E. J. (2021). The potential benefits of beetroot supplementation in health and disease. Nutrients, 13(1), 43. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010043

Kapil, V. . et al. (2020). Dietary nitrate and blood pressure: Clinical relevance in hypertension management. Hypertension Research, 43(6), 451–460.

Kapil V, AB, M., M, O., Maleki-Toyserkani S, A. F., F, R., S, A., V, P., Benjamin N, Loukogeorgakis S, M. R., AJ, H., & Webb AJ, A. (2020). Inorganic nitrate supplementation lowers blood pressure in humans: role for nitrite-derived NO. Hypertension, 56(2), 274–281. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000057

KDIGO. (2021). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease. Kidney International, 99(3), S1–S87. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.025

Kementerian Kesehatan RI. (2022). Profil Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak di Indonesia.

Kemmner, S., et al. (2020). Dietary nitrate lowers ambulatory blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease: a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31(8), 1889–1902. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020030316

Khatri, J. . M. C. E. . M. P. . & W. A. J. (2022). The role of dietary nitrate in maternal vascular function and pregnancy outcomes. Nutrients, 14(3), 510.

Kurniasih, H., et al. (2023). Nutraceutical approach in pregnancy: The role of beetroot in maternal hypertension. Journal of Maternal Health Research, 12(3), 45–53. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343843451_Role_of_Nutraceuticals_in_Maternal_Nutrition

Martinez RM, Melo CPB, Pinto IC, Mendes-Pierotti S, Vignoli JA, Verri WA, C. R. (2024). Betalains: A Narrative Review on Pharmacological Mechanisms Supporting the Nutraceutical Potential Towards Health Benefits. Foods, 3(12), 3909. https://doi.org/doi: 10.3390/foods13233909

McDonagh, S. T. . et al. (2022). Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on blood pressure and vascular health: A systematic review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 841226.

Moreira LSG et all. (2022). Pink pressure: beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra) as a possible novel medical therapy for chronic kidney disease. Nutr Rev, 80(5), 1041–1061. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab074

Olumese, Fidelis Ehidiamen; Oboh, H. A. (2020). Aqueous Beetroot Juice Extract Improves Renal Function and Some Biochemical Parameters in Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Toxicity in Sprague Dawley Rats. Annals of Tropical Pathology, 2(171–175). https://doi.org/10.4103/atp.atp_38_20

Panche, A. N. . et al. (2021). Betalain pigments: Sources, bioactivity, and potential therapeutic benefits. Food Chemistry, 348, 129094.

Sibai, B. M. (2022). Preeclampsia: An update on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 226(2S), S1102–S1117. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.106

Webb, A. J. . et al. (2023). Dietary nitrate and maternal endothelial function: Implications for hypertensive pregnancy disorders. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 117(5), 1012–1024.

World Health Organization. (2023). Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2023.

Downloads

Published

2025-11-28

How to Cite

Kurniasih, H., Sumiyati, Affi Zakiyya, Lily Kusumasita Burkon, & Nafiisah. (2025). Ekstrak Buah Bit untuk Kesehatan Ginjal Ibu Hamil. Jurnal Sains Kebidanan, 7(2), 115–121. https://doi.org/10.31983/jsk.v7i2.13993