The Effect Of Secang Wood Detection Water In Treating Prickly Heat In Infants 0-12 Months

Abstract

Secang wood decoction can be used to treat prickly heat of infants Aged 0-12 months because
secang wood contains gallic acid, flavonoids, tannins, resins, resorcin, d-alpha-phellandrene,
ocimene, essential oils, and brazilin which function as anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti
biotic and anti-oxidant. This study aimed to determine the effect of giving water Decoction of
Secang Wood in Healing Prickly Heat in Babies Aged 0-12 Months in the working area of the
Kassi-Kassi Makassar Public Health Center in Makassarr in 2020. The type of research
conducted is quantitative research Quasi-Experimental approach—sampling technique ussing
Purposive Sampling with Posttest-only Control Group Design. The respondents of this study
were 30 babies, 15 babies in the treatment group, and 15 control group babies. Secang wood
boiled water is used for bathing th baby two times a day for seven days, after being given
sappan wood-boiled water monitoring the healing of prickly heat with statistical tests using
the Chi-Square test. The results showed that 15 babies who were given boiled water seccang
wood has the result of healing prickly heat (100%); meanwhile, Of the 15 babies who were
not given sappan wood boiled water, there were 2 babies who experienced recovery (13.3%)
and 13 infants who did not recover (86.7%). The results after statistical tests were carried out
using the Chi-Square test. The value of ρ = 0.000 < α = 0.05 is obtained, then H0 is rejected
and Ha is accepted. So it can be concluded that in this study, there is an influence on Giving
Water Boiled Secang Wood in Healing Prickly Heat Infants Aged 0-12 Months in the Kassi
Kassi Makassar Health Center Working Area 2020. As advice for mothers whose babies
experience prickly heat, you can apply the use of boiled water of secang wood to cure the
prickly heat sweat in babies, so they can avoid prickly heat.