SynthesisThe Journal of international medical research2020
Efficacy of herbal medicine (cinnamon/fennel/ginger) for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of Plant-Derived Therapies for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of moxibustion therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Fennel for Reducing Pain in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of cinnamon supplementation combined with exercise training on anthropometric indices and reproductive hormones in overweight and obese women.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of probiotic supplementation in reducing primary dysmenorrhea: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Chinese herbal formula Xuefu Zhuyu oral liquid for primary dysmenorrhea: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Real-life use of non-pharmacological strategies and their relationship with symptom burden in primary dysmenorrhea: a cross-sectional study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Herbal medicine as a complementary therapy for dysmenorrhea: effects on pain and reduction of analgesic use.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine treatment strategies for primary dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Review
- Self-management of primary dysmenorrhea-related pain: cross-sectional study on non-pharmacological interventions.Pain management · 2024Article
- Assessment of the Readiness, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Menstruation Among Women in Saudi Arabia.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Development of the Korean Medicine Core Outcome Set for Primary Dysmenorrhea (COS-PD-KM) for Herbal Medicine Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Primary Clinics.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Perspective, Opportunities and Challenges in Using Fennel (Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Ethnopharmacological Survey of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy Prescriptions for Dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Metabolic and endocrine changes induced by cinnamon in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: A pilot study.Avicenna journal of phytomedicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the efficacy of herbal medicine (cinnamon/fennel/ginger) for treating primary dysmenorrhea.
methodsRelevant studies were searched in multiple databases. The weighted mean difference (WMD) was used as the effect indicator for measurement data, and each effect size was given estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsNine studies with 647 patients were selected. Compared with the results in the control group, pain intensity was significantly relieved in the trial group when assessed by the intervention (cinnamon
conclusionsFor primary dysmenorrhea, cinnamon/fennel/ginger effectively reduced pain intensity, and cinnamon shortened the duration of pain. Further studies are needed to confirm our results.
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