Curcumin, a bioactive supplement for premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The anti-inflammatory nature of curcumin suggests its potential to modulate the body's inflammatory processes, offering a novel avenue for mitigating heightened inflammatory responses often observed in conditions like PMS and dysmenorrhea.

Methods

MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar from their inception to November 12, 2023. The review was conducted according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The outcomes of interest encompassed evaluating the severity of PMS symptoms and dysmenorrhea, including physical symptoms, behavioral symptoms, mood symptoms. Additionally, the study focused on assessing inflammatory biomarkers, Iron profile and Vitamin D status as other ou

SUBMITTER: Shrateh ON 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639325 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature