Effect of myrtle fruit syrup on abnormal uterine bleeding: a randomized double-blind, placebocontrolled pilot study

• Published in: Daru 2014-06, Vol.22 (6), p.1-1
• Main Authors: Qaraaty, Marzieh, Kamali, Seyed Hamid, Dabaghian, Fataneh Hashem, Zafarghandi, Nafiseh, Mokaberinejad, Roshanak, Mobli, Masumeh, Amin, Gholamreza, Naseri, Mohsen, Kamalinejad, Mohammad, Amin, Mohsen, Ghaseminejad, Azizeh, HosseiniKhabiri, Seyedeh Jihan, Talei, Daryush
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acids; Avicenna (980-1037); Birth control; Fruits; Medicine; Menstruation; Womens health
• ISSN: 1560-8115; 2008-2231

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of myrtle fruit syrup on abnormal uterine bleeding-menometrorrhagia. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study was conducted on 30 women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding-menometrorrhagia. The treatment comprised of giving 15 ml oral myrtle syrup daily (5 ml three times a day) for 7 days starting from the onset of bleeding. The myrtle syrup along with placebo was repeated for 3 consecutive menstrual periods. Menstrual duration and number of used pads were recorded by the Pictorial Blood loss Assessment Chart at the end of each menstrual period. The mean number of bleeding days significantly declined from 10.6±2.7 days to 8.2±1.9 days after 3 months treatment with the syrup and consequently the participants in the intervention group used fewer pads after 3 months compared with the number of pads used at the beginning of the treatment. Bleeding days and number of pads used by the participants in the placebo group did not change significantly. Myrtle syrup is introduced as a potential remedy for abnormal uterine bleeding-menometrorrhagia.