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title: What does traditional Unani medicine teach about treating PMS?
description: This article reviews traditional Unani medicine approaches to PMS, but doesn't report on any research study testing whether they work.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/concept-and-management-of-premenstrual-syndrome-mutlazima-qabl-haiz-in-unani-2018/
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Study, 2018

# What does traditional Unani medicine teach about treating PMS?

This article reviews traditional Unani medicine approaches to PMS, but doesn't report on any research study testing whether they work.

 Early or limited evidence

General knowledge about women with PMS from traditional Unani medicine

## What they did

Reviewed available information about PMS in the traditional Unani medicine system.

## What they found

More than 200 different symptoms have been connected to PMS. The most common ones are mood swings, anxiety, irritability, headache, fatigue, bloating, sleep problems, nausea, and breast tenderness. Around 90% of women experience these symptoms. PMDD is a more severe form where mood symptoms are stronger.

## What it means for you

This describes what traditional Unani medicine teaches about PMS, but doesn't show whether these approaches actually work. It's background information from an older medical tradition, not modern research testing. To know if traditional approaches help, you'd need studies comparing them to a control group.

90%

Women worldwide with PMS symptoms

200+

Symptoms linked to PMS

## About the study

Original title CONCEPT AND MANAGEMENT OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (MUTLAZIMA QABL HAIZ ) IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE Authors Sofia Naushin, Mubarak Ali, Mustehasan Journal Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics Year 2018 Study design Study What was tested Traditional Unani medicine approaches (not tested in research) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v8i5-s.1992](https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v8i5-s.1992)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)

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