Comparative study on the effect of Matricaria CHamomile capsule and Achillea Millefolium capsule on primary dysmenorrhea intensity in university students.

Comparison of the effect of Matricaria Chamomile capsule and Achillea Millefolium capsule on primary dysmenorrhea intensity in university students.

This is a randomized, parallel double blinded clinical trial in the third phase of the study, which will be conducted on 60 university students and its results will be measured.

The Research community is university students of Kurdistan Medical Sciences Dormitories. Initially, one month before giving the medications, the demographic and menstrual characteristics of the participants were assessed with a questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale; then they are randomly divided into two equal groups using the envelope A and B containing the capsule of camomile and capsule of the Achillea Millefolium. participants and researcher do not know the nature of drugs, The researcher evaluate the out comes in the first three days of one month and two month of menstruation after taking capsules.

Inclusion criteria: Single; Starting a menstrual period at the age of 11 to 17; Having a score of 4 to 10 for menstrual pain according to Visual Analoge Scale Exclusion criteria: Abnormal uterine bleeding during the study; Epilepsy; Coagulation disorder; Allergic Asthma; Pelvic tumor; History of mental illness; consume benzodiazepines; Barbiturats; Narcotics; Anticoagulant; Theophylline; Hormonal drugs in the past three months.

Matricaria CHamomile consumer group: consume Chamomile capsules 250 mg every 8 hours during the first three days of their menstrual two consecutive cycles. Achillea Millefolium consumer group: consume Achillea Millefolium capsules 150 mg every 8 hours during the first three days of their menstrual two consecutive cycles.

Primary dysmenorrhea

Initialy one month before taking CHamomile capsule and Achillea Millefolium capsule, demographic and menstrual characteristic questionnaire and the visual Analog Scale will be given to eligible university students and asked them to complete it, in the first three days of menstrual cycle before taking medications.Then envelopes containing 250 mg Matricaria CHamomile capsule or capsule containing150 mg hydro alcoholic extract of Achillea Millefolium made by Kermanshah College of Pharmacy and named as code A or code B is distributed among participants by colleague researcher. Each code represents the existence of one of a variety of capsules inside the envelope and the researcher does not know which of the participants will use the envelope A or the envelope B. Only the pharmacist knows the nature of envelopes contain capsules. researcher, her colleague and participants are unaware of of the type of capsules.

By sealing a sealed envelope; individuals may randomly build a Kermanshah Pharmacy School in the capsule group of 250 mg of Matricaria CHamomile, Kermanshah Pharmacy Department or in the group of Achillea Millefolium hydro-alcoholic capsules of Kermanshah, Color, size and aroma are quite similar and will be provided by the research collaborator. Apart from the pharmacist, the investigator or the participants will not know the nature of the medications.

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