Article: EFFECT OF COMBINATION OF FRUIT OF BADARA [Ziziphus jujuba (L). Lam] AND PALM JAGGERY IN DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING

Article Category: Original Research articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.1206166

Pages: 32-36

Author: Subha K Nampoothiri *, Asha Sreedhar, A Shahul Hameed

Abstract: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a state of abnormal uterine bleeding. It is a diagnosis of excluding any clinically detectable organic, systemic and iatrogenic cause. Current treatments available have many side effects, including hormonal imbalance. So there exists a lacuna for a safe and effective treatment without side effects for this condition. The present study is an effort to evaluate the combined effect of fruit of Badara [Ziziphus jujuba(L). Lam] with Palm jaggery in Dysfunctional uterine bleeding. The study design is interventional with a sample size of 15 subjects within the age group of 16-50 years. The study drug was administered in 6gm in the morning and the evening before food for 90 days. The following 30 days was follow up period without medication. The effect was assessed on subjective and objective parameters before treatment and on the 31^st, 61^st, 91^st and 121^st days. The results were statistically analyzed using Paired t-test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. The study drug showed the statistically significant result in DUB as reducing the amount and duration of bleeding, an interval of menstruation, number of clots, pain, fatigue, and increasing the Haemoglobin percentage.

Keyword: Abnormal uterine bleeding, Asrigdara, Raktha pradara, Yonivyapath, Guda