Effect of fennel on primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Hadis Shahrahmani
Abstract
Background
One of the most common complaints for women is dysmenorrhea. Several studies investigated the treatment effects of medicinal plants on primary dysmenorrhea.
Objectives
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the effect of Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) on pain in primary dysmenorrhea in comparison to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as mefenamic acid.
Methods
PubMed, EMBASE, EBSCO Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Science Direct, ProQuest, ISI Web of Science, Google Scholar, Magiran, SID, Iran Medex, and Irandoc were searched up to January 2019. Quality assessment of clinical trials was conducted using Jadad scoring system. Totally, 12 studies were entered in the meta-analysis. I2 was calculated to determine heterogeneity. Fixed effects and/or random effects models were applied.
Results
Meta-analysis of these trials showed that F. vulgare intake decreased significantly the intensity of dysmenorrhea compared to the placebo (SMD −0.632; CI: −0.827 to −0.436; p<0.001; heterogeneity p=0.807; I2=0%; fixed effect model; seven articles). However, the effect of Mefenamic acid with F. vulgare was not different from each other (SMD=−0.214; CI: −0.446 to 0.017; p=0.07; heterogeneity p=0.58; I2=0%; fixed effect model; six trials).
Conclusion
The F. vulgare alleviates dysmenorrhea. Regarding the same effect of F. vulgare with NSAIDs, it is highly recommend to the women suffered from dysmenorrhea specifically the ones who have high tendency toward herbal medicine.
Research funding: None declared.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication. Authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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- Frontmatter
- Reviews
- The effect of Nigella sativa on oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Effect of fennel on primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Raising burden of non-communicable diseases: importance of integrating Yoga and Naturopathy at primary care level
- Research Articles Basic
- Marketing and legal status of phytomedicines and food supplements in Morocco
- Hydrogen sulfide as a mediator of endothelium-dependent relaxation evoked by Moringa oleifera leaf extract in mesenteric arterial beds isolated from L-NAME hypertensive rats
- Acute and sub-acute toxicity assessment of aqueous leaves extract of Crassocephalum crepidioides (Asteraceae) in Wistar rats
- Zingerone improves the immune responses in an animal model of breast cancer
- Evaluation of efficacy of Bombax ceiba extract and its major constituent, mangiferin in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats
- Bacterial endosymbiont inhabiting Leucaena leucocephala leaves and their antioxidant and antidiabetic potential
- Ameliorative effect of morin on dutasteride-tamsulosin-induced testicular oxidative stress in rat
- The potentiation of beta-lactam and anti-bacterial activities of lipophilic constituents from Mesua ferrae leaves against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Influence of irisin on diet-induced metabolic syndrome in experimental rat model
- Modulatory effect of methanol extract of Annona muricata stem bark on mitochondrial membrane permeability transition pore in normal rat liver and monosodium glutamate-induced uterine hyperplasia
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- Short Communications
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