ReviewInternational journal of community based nursing and midwifery2021
The Effect of Chamomile on Pain and Menstrual Bleeding in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review.
Review in International journal of community based nursing and midwifery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of chamomile and -theanine beverage on menstrual pain, menstrual symptoms, mood, and sleep quality in young women experiencing primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.Journal of food and drug analysis · 2025Trial
- Dietary Acid Load, Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index, and Literature-Based Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Score Relationship With Primary Dysmenorrhea.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Evaluating Potential Effects of Chamomile (Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic profiling implicates prostaglandin-nitric oxide network dysregulation in uterine microcirculatory impairment in primary dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Effect of aromatherapy with Matricaria chamomilla in pain and anxiety management in hospital settings: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effect of chamomile on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2025Review
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- Mexican traditional medicines for women's reproductive health.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Chamomile (Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The effect of Matricaria chamomile on menstrual related mood disorders.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2021Article
- 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
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary dysmenorrhea is characterized by pain during menstruation without any pelvic pathology. It is a common problem among females in their reproductive age which is caused by increased production of prostaglandin in the endometrium as one of leading causes. Chamomile extract ceases the production of prostaglandins and leukotrienes. The aim of this study was to systematically review the clinical trials to determine the effect of Chamomile on pain and menstural bleeding in primary dysmenorrhea.
methodsSearch process to find relevant articles was conducted on electronic Iranian (MagIran, SID) and international databases (Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Cochrane library, Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCO), using English keywords and Persian equivalents such a "Dysmenorrhea", "Pain", "Menstrual bleeding" and "Chamomil" without a time limit until March 2020. Irrelevant, duplicate, descriptive, or qualitative studies were excluded. To evaluate the quality of articles, we used the Cochran's Risk of Bias tool.
resultsAmong124 articles found in the initial search, finally 7 clinical trials (with a sample size of 1033) were systematically examined. Two out of 7 studies examined the effect of Chamomile on the pain of primary dysmenorrhea, 2 studies on the effect of Chamomile on menstrual bleeding volume, and 3 on the effect of Chamomileon pain and menstural bleeding in primary dysmenorrhea.
conclusionBased on results of the most reviewed studies, Chamomile can be considered as an effective treatment for primary dysmenorrhea and reducing menstrual bleeding.
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