Efficacy of Habbul aas (fruits of Myrtus communis ) in menorrhagia: a single blinded randomized standard control study

Rayeesa Banu R. Umarami, Mariyam Roqaiya, Mohd Aqil Quadri
In: Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine · 2020 · vol. 18(1) , pp. 123–130 · doi:10.1515/jcim-2018-0235 · PMID:32845864 · W3080464625
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This randomized controlled study found that Habbul aas (fruits of Myrtus communis) significantly reduced heavy menstrual bleeding comparable to tranexamic acid, with improvements in hemoglobin and quality of life.

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OBJECTIVES: fruits with tranexamic acid in the treatment of menorrhagia. METHODS: fruits) or active control drug (tranexamic acid) for first five days of menstrual cycle consecutively for two cycles. The primary outcome measure was reduction in heavy flow during menses determined by pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC), while improvements in quality of life (QOL) by using short form-36 questionnaire and increase in hemoglobin percentage were kept as secondary outcome measures. RESULTS: Both the groups were similar at baseline. Test and control drugs significantly reduced the PBAC score during treatment cycles with p-value <0.001 and these changes were not significantly different between the groups. During second treatment cycle significant difference was found in PBAC score (p = 0.024) between the groups. After treatment significant improvement in hemoglobin percentage was noted and marked improvement in overall quality of life was observed in both the groups. CONCLUSION: fruits can be an effective alternate in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding. There is need to confirm these results by designing a trial on large number of patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION NO: CTRI/2017/09/009937.

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