The Intervention of ACBT (Active Cycle Of Breathing Technique) Exercise Combined with Aromatherapy Mentha Piperita L. as a Complementary Therapy to Patient with Pulmonary Tb (Tuberculosis) in Agroindustry Sector: A Literature Review

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Pulmonary tuberculosis becomes the second rank as the main cause of death due to infectious diseases after Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Globally in 2016, 10,4 million peoples were diagnosing a Tuberculosis. In Indonesia based on a doctor's diagnosis is not shifted, which is equal to 0.4%. Aim : The objective of this paper to explores intervention ACBT conjugated with Mentha piperita as a therapy to a patient with pulmonary TB. The literature was conducted by analyzing article related to ACBT, aromatherapy of and pulmonary tuberculosis and locate peer-reviewed studies published between 2010-2019. The result of analyisis mentioned that Intervention of ACBT exercise combined with aromatherapy Mentha piperita l increase the patient stability, on 5 days of therapy can reduce the shortness of breath, Reduce the Respiratory Rate (RR) from 28,86 x/mnt to 24,86 x/mnt, increase relaxation due to excretion of Serotonin and Dopamine hormone, increase the amount of FEV1 (2.355-2.855) and FVC (3.22-3.47), facilitate the excretion of sputum due to increasing the tidal volume and opening the system collateral from 13% TO 36,1% and the in vitro antibacterial activities of ethanolic extracts showed 100mg/ml consistency of M.piperita inhibit the growth of M. tuberculosis . This intervention based on the explores of this literature can prevent the occurrence of unwanted complications in pulmonary TB patients among the agro-industry communities.