Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller as an Alternative Treatment for Children With Fever

Abstract

Background: Applying a cooling treatment from outside the body is one way to lower fever in children. Midwives commonly perform a warm water compress in their care, but it is considered less effective. Thus, compress with aloe vera barbadensus miller is proposed in this study as an alternative treatment.Objective: To examine the effect of Aloe vera barbadensis miller compress in reducing body temperature in children with fever.Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest with control group design. Forty children were recruited, with twenty of them assigned in each group. Purposive sampling was performed to select the sample. A digital rectal thermometer was used to measure the temperature. Independent t- test and paired test were used for data analysis.Results: Findings showed that the aloe vera compress group showed a higher decrease of body temperature compared to the warm water compress group. The difference of body temperature after 20 minutes in the experiment group was 1.435 while in the control group was only 1.085. There were statistically significant differences in body temperature between the experiment and control group (p=0.013).Conclusion: Aloe vera barbadensis miller compress is an effective alternative therapy in reducing body temperature in children with fever. It is recommended for midwives to apply this intervention to reduce body temperature significantly.

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“…Aloe vera saponin was found to cause vasodilation, that speeds up the reduction of venitis later eight hours of applying A. vera compress ( Dwi Astuti et al, 2017 ). This further strengthened by another study conducted to examin phytochemical properties of saponin and how using it as a compress could help burn victims lower their body temperatures.…”

Pengaruh Pemberian Kompres Lidah Buaya (Aloe Vera) terhadap Penurunan Suhu Bayi Pasca Imunisasi DPT-HB

“…Komprei s dei ngan mei nggunakan Aloei vei ra akan lei bii h ei fei ktii f dalam mei mpei rcei pat pei ngei luaran panas darii tubuh karei na tei rdapat kandungan sei nyawa saponii n. Aloei vei ra juga mei mii lii kii kandungan lii gnii n yang dapat mei nei mbus kei dalam kulii t, sei rta dapat mei ncei gah hii langnya caii ran tubuh darii pei rmukaan Kandungan lii gnii n dii dalam gei l mampu mei lii ndungii kulii t darii dei hii drasii dan mei njaga kei lei mbabannya (Astuti SCD et al, 2017).…”

“…Pei rbei daan suhu tubuh sei tei lah 15 mei nii t pada kei lompok ei kspei rii mei n 1,435 sei dangkan pada kei lompok kontrol hanya 1,085. Ada yang sii gnii fii kan sei cara statii stii k pei rbei daan suhu tubuh antara kei lompok ei kspei rii mei n dan kei lompok kontrol (p-0,013) (Astuti SCD et al, 2017).…”

Exploring Nature's Invigorating Power: Phytotherapy for SARS-CoV-2

“…The aloe vera plant contains approximately 200 bioactive compounds that comprise amino acids, saponins, anthraquinones, lignin, carbohydrates, enzymes, vitamins, and minerals. The pharmacological significance aloe vera plant suggests that it might be utilized to alleviate Covid-19 symptoms (Astuti et al 2017). Table 1 lists the active compounds in aloe vera and their effects on cellular processes for disease prevention.…”