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.
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
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