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Background of the study: The Excessive of uric acid levels can cause the sedimentation process of uric acid crystals it can cause the gout. The antioxidant in soursop leaves is effective to slowdown and also prevent the gout. The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of soursop leaf decoction on reducing uric acid levels in the work area at UPTD Adow Health Centre. The research method use the Quasy Experiment, with a one group pre-post test method . The samples in this study taken 15 respondents by the total sampling techniques. The research instruments use an uric acid level checking and observation sheets. Then the data collected processed by Friedman's Statistical Test. Findings , the friedman statistical test results obtained a p value = 0.001 with a significance of < 0.05. The conclusion is giving soursop leaf decoction is effective on reducing uric acid levels in the working area at UPTD Adow Health Centre. It is hoped the decoction of soursop leaf can be useful as alternative medicine to lower  the uric acid levels.  

People with gout arthritis complain of pain in the joints, toes, hands, knees and have never used lemongrass water to reduce joint pain and choose analgesic drugs as pain relief. Lemongrass plant contains essential oil that has chemical properties and pharmacological effects, namely a spicy and warm taste as an anti- inflammatory and relieving analgesic pain.. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of lemongrass (cymbopogon citratus) on the reduction of gout arthritis pain in The Community In The 1st Winenet Village, Bitung. This research used a pre experimental method with one group pretest-posttest design. The population were residents who suffered from gout arthritis and who experienced joint pain. Sampling using a purposive sampling technique with the number of samples were 12 respondents using the Lamesho formula. The instruments used in this research were observation sheets and pain intensity scale measurement sheets using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). The collected data was processed by running the computer program be analyzed by a Wilcoxon Signed Rank test with the significance level α = 0,05.The results of this research indicated that there are differences in pain intensity before and after giving lemongrass, with a ρ value (0,001) < (0,05), meaning that there is an effect of giving lemongrass on reducing gout arthritis pain.The conclusion of this research is that lemongrass can be used as a non- pharmacological therapy to reduce pain in gout arthritis. It is expected that the result of this research will be useful in reducing pain in patients with gout arthritis and can be used as an additional reference for further research.