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Comparison of Herbal Medicines Used for Women's Menstruation Diseases in Different Areas of the World

Journal

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.751207

Keywords

herb medicine; ethnomedicine; premenstrual syndrome; dysmenorrhea; amenorrhea; menstrual disorders; women's health

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81773893]
  2. National Major Scientific and Technological Special Project for Significant New Drugs Development [2017ZX09301060-001]
  3. National Key RD Plan of China [2018YFC1708004]
  4. Hubei Province Key RD Programme [2020BED017, 2020BGB004]
  5. Jiangxi Province Thousand Talents Plan of Scientific and Technological Innovation [JXSQ2019201105]
  6. Technological Innovation Project of Hubei province [2019AGB110]

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This review aims to compare the use of herbal medicine used to treat women's menstruation and the prevalence of menstrual diseases in different regions, revealing the global use of herbal medicine and providing scientific guidance for improving women's health. A total of 571 ethnic medicines commonly used for women's menstruation health in Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and America were identified, with notable plants such as Ginger, Common rue, Angelica sinensis, Fennel, Catharanthus roseus being highlighted. Medicinal plant families such as Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Fabaceae, and Zingiberaceae were commonly used for treatment, with a focus on the application of fresh plant parts for higher medicine efficiency.
Aims: This review aims to compare the use of herbal medicine used to treat women's menstruation and the prevalence of menstrual diseases in different regions, which reveal the use of herbal medicine globally and provide scientific guidance for improving women's health.Materials and Methods: The information available on herbal medicines for women between the years 2000 and 2021 was systematically collected via the library and electronic search systems such as Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science as well as secondary resources including books and conference proceedings.Results: Totally, 571 ethnic medicines commonly used for women's menstruation health in Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and America were accounted. Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Ginger), Ruta graveolens L. (Common rue), Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (Angelica sinensis), Foeniculum vulgare Mill (Fennel), Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Catharanthus roseus) and other medicines which have obvious advantages and long-term usage are utilized in the treatment of menstrual diseases. Family Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Fabaceae, and Zingiberaceae are the most common medicinal plant families used for such treatments. In many instances, the application of fresh parts of plants was observed because of the healers' belief regarding the higher efficiency of the medicine made from fresh plants. Edible plants are used in a wide range of countries.Conclusion: Women's menstruation health is directly related to their health condition. Traditional medicines of most ethnic groups have contributed to women's health care and treatment of gynecological diseases. Practitioners in this field have gained elaborate experience in treatments and medication, and assembled a large number of effective drugs and prescriptions. These experiences have also been inherited and developed by modern clinical application and scientific research. However, the basic research on these drugs is not sufficient, the knowledge of drug use has not been fully popularized, the advantages of drugs have not been fully utilized, and the guiding potential to modern drug research continues to be insufficient. As such, it is necessary to further promote and make a significant contribution to women's health.

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