Khayat Samira, Kheirkhah Masoomeh, Behboodi Moghadam Zahra, Fanaei Hamed, Kasaeian Amir, Javadimehr Mani
Pregnancy Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran ; Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Medical Education, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1419733171, Iran ; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1419733171, Iran.
ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2014 May 4;2014:792708. doi: 10.1155/2014/792708. eCollection 2014.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common disorder. Although the etiology of PMS is not clear, to relieve from this syndrome different methods are recommended. One of them is use of medicinal herbs. This study was carried out to evaluate effects of ginger on severity of symptoms of PMS. This study was a clinical trial, double-blinded work, and participants were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 35) and control (n = 35) groups. To determine persons suffering from PMS, participants completed daily record scale questionnaire for two consecutive cycles. After identification, each participant received two ginger capsules daily from seven days before menstruation to three days after menstruation for three cycles and they recorded severity of the symptoms by daily record scale questionnaire. Data before intervention were compared with date 1, 2, and 3 months after intervention. Before intervention, there were no significant differences between the mean scores of PMS symptoms in the two groups, but after 1, 2, and 3 months of treatment, there was a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.0001). Based on the results of this study, maybe ginger is effective in the reduction of severity of mood and physical and behavioral symptoms of PMS and we suggest ginger as treatment for PMS.
经前综合征（PMS）是一种常见疾病。尽管PMS的病因尚不清楚，但为缓解该综合征推荐了不同的方法。其中之一是使用草药。本研究旨在评估生姜对PMS症状严重程度的影响。本研究是一项双盲临床试验，参与者被随机分配到干预组（n = 35）和对照组（n = 35）。为确定患有PMS的人，参与者连续两个周期填写每日记录量表问卷。确定后，每位参与者从月经前七天至月经后三天每天服用两粒生姜胶囊，共三个周期，并通过每日记录量表问卷记录症状的严重程度。将干预前的数据与干预后1、2和3个月的数据进行比较。干预前，两组PMS症状的平均得分无显著差异，但治疗1、2和3个月后，两组之间存在显著差异（P < 0.0001）。基于本研究结果，生姜可能对减轻PMS的情绪、身体和行为症状的严重程度有效，我们建议将生姜作为PMS的治疗方法。
