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title: Does torbangun leaf supplement reduce PMS pain? | Niyora
description: Yes, teenage girls taking torbangun leaves had significantly less pain compared to those taking a commercial preparation or placebo (p less than 0.05).
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/suplementasi-daun-torbangun-coleus-amboinicus-lour-untuk-menurunkan-keluhan-2013/
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Non-randomised trial, 2013

# Does torbangun leaf supplement reduce PMS pain?

Yes, teenage girls taking torbangun leaves had significantly less pain compared to those taking a commercial preparation or placebo (p less than 0.05).

 Early or limited evidence

35 teenage girls with PMS (average age of first menstruation was 13 years)

## What they did

A study of 35 teenage girls with PMS divided into three groups: some took torbangun leaves, some took a commercial preparation, and some took placebo. All were followed for 1 month.

## What they found

The group taking torbangun leaves had significantly reduced pain intensity across treatment cycles (p less than 0.05) compared to the commercial preparation and placebo groups.

## What it means for you

Torbangun leaves may help reduce PMS pain in teenagers, but this was a small study and the number of girls in each group is not specified.

35

teenage girls

1

month of follow-up

<0.05

p value for torbangun vs control groups

## About the study

Original title SUPLEMENTASI DAUN TORBANGUN (COLEUS AMBOINICUS LOUR) UNTUK MENURUNKAN KELUHAN SINDROM PRAMENSTRUASI PADA REMAJA PUTRI (SUPPLEMENTATION OF TORBANGUN LEAVES [COLEUS AMBOINICUS LOUR] IN REDUCING THE COMPLAINST OF PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME [PMS] AMONG TEENAGE G Authors Mazarina Devi, Hidayat Syarief, Rizal Martua Damanik et al. Journal Penelitian Gizi dan Makanan (The Journal of Nutrition and Food Research) Year 2013 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Torbangun leaves supplement compared to commercial preparation and placebo Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22435/pgm.v33i2.3123](https://doi.org/10.22435/pgm.v33i2.3123)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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