ReviewJournal of pharmacopuncture2019
Efficacy of Chamomile in the Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome: A Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Therapeutic efficacy of botanicals in psychological disorders in menopausal women: a systematic and scoping review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Ganyushu Granule in Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome with Gan (Liver) Depression and Qi Stagnation Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Phase-II Clinical Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2024Trial
- Observational
- Using an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach to Understand the Menstrual Experience of Young Adults.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Premenstrual Syndrome with Special Emphasis on Herbal Medicine and Nutritional Supplements.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A Comprehensive Study of Therapeutic Applications of Chamomile.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Chamomile (Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Management of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Scoping Review.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
- Menopause symptoms in women and its relation with using complementary and alternative medicines: A survey in southeast Iran.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Role of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Mitochondrial Changes in Premenstrual Psychosomatic Behavioral Symptoms with Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant Herbs, and Nutritional Supplements.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
- The effect of Matricaria chamomile on menstrual related mood disorders.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2021Article
- The Effect of Chamomile on Pain and Menstrual Bleeding in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2021Review
- The Effects of Chamomile and Flaxseed on Pelvic Pain, Dyspareunia, and Dysmenorrhea in Endometriosis: A Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
- Comparison of Emotional Regulation During Controlling Neuroticism in Different Types of Premenstrual Syndrome in Students.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) encompasses a vast array of physical and psychological symptoms. Of the herbal supplements mentioned for remedy PMS symptoms, chamomile used as an effective herbal medicine. The overall purpose of this review was to determine the efficacy of chamomile on the treatment PMS. An extensive research review using Web of Science, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register database, PubMed, Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM), CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Psych INFO, Social Science Research Network, SID, Google Scholar, Iran Doc, Magiran and Iran Medex. Eligible studies were identified from English and Persian databases, published between 1990 and 2019. Studies were screened independently by two researchers who performed the data extraction. Of Twenty-seven studies identified, Eight RCTs met our inclusion criteria. Chamomile has been used to treat PMS relief because of therapeutic properties such as anti-inflammatory effects (Chamazulene and α-Bisabolol); anti-spasmodic effects (Apigenin, Quercetin, and Luteolin, Metoxicomarin, Matrisin, and Phytoestrogens); anti-anxiety effects (Glycine, Flavonoid). The results of this review show that Chamomile is effective for the treatment of PMS. Based on these results, we believe that Chamomile can be used as good herbal medicine to treat in women with PMS.
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