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POTASSIUM
A New Treatment for Premenstrual Syndrome Beckie E. Takacs, M.S
American journal of epidemiology , Intake of Selected Minerals and Risk of Premenstrual Syndrome Patricia O.Chocano-Bedoya, JoAnn E. Manson, Susan E. Hankinson, Susan R. Johnson, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Alayne G. Ronnenberg, Carol Bigelow, and Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson (feb 26, 2013).
Menstrual cycle and low potassium written by Shamala Pulugurtha 28 November, 2018
Potassium treatment for pre menstrual syndrome Basil N. Okeahialam * Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria published- 25 April 2017
MAGNESIUM
Non drug ways to maintain pms symptoms, published- jan 2012
Ebrahimi E, Khaya_ Motlagh S, Nema_ S, Tavakoli Z. Effects of magnesium and vitamin b6 on the severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms. J Caring Sci. 2012 Nov 22;1(4):183-9. doi: 10.5681/jcs.2012.026. PMID: 25276694; PMCID: PMC4161081.
Fathizadeh N, Ebrahimi E, Valiani M, Tavakoli N, Yar MH. Evaluating the effect of magnesium and magnesium plus vitamin B6 supplement on the severity of premenstrual syndrome. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2010 Dec:15(Suppl 1 ):401-5. PMID: 22069417; PMCID: PMC3208934.
The ultimate guide to magnesium for pms symptoms , published january 24, 2019.
Magnesium supplements may be solution to PMS, published 25 nov 2015.
IODINE
Iodine roles in hormone balance, by magdalena wszelaki, 14 oct 2021
Why Iodin is one of the most crucial supplements for womens health by Dr. Lara Briden
Menstrual cycle disorders after therapy with iodine, Chrissa Sioka 1, Gregory Kouraklis, Athanasios Zafirakis, Angeliki Manetou, Nikolaos Dimakopoulos, Published- 2006 june
How to improve pre menstrual mood symptoms ( a summary of natural treatments)
The importance of iodine in women’s health
IRON
High iron take may help to protect pms : Study by Nathan grey, published 1 march 2013
Iron and zinc may prevent pms, By Cari Nierenberg published February 27, 2013
Negative health effects of iron deficiency and associated disease, by Maja stanojevic, MD published- jan 13 2021
Abbaspour N, Hurrell R, Kelishadi R. Review on iron and its importance for human health. J Res Med Sci. 2014 Feb ;19(2):164-74. PMID: 24778671; PMCID: PMC3999603.
Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, JoAnn E. Manson, Susan E. Hankinson, Susan R. Johnson, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Alayne G. Ronnenberg, Carol Bigelow, Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson, Intake of Selected Minerals and Risk of Premenstrual Syndrome, American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 177, Issue 10, 15 May 2013
ZINC
Zinc and copper levels in premenstrual syndrome. Fertil Steril. 1994 Aug
Chuong CJ, Dawson EB. Zinc and copper levels in premenstrual syndrome. Fertil Steril. 1994 Aug;62(2):313-20. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56884-8. PMID: 8034078.
Posaci C, Erten O, Uren A, Acar B. Plasma copper, zinc and magnesium levels in patients with premenstrual tension syndrome. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1994 Jul;73(6):452-5. doi: 10.3109/00016349409013429. PMID: 8042455.
Siahbazi S, Behboudi-Gandevani S, Moghaddam-Banaem L, Montazeri A. Effect of zinc sulfate supplementation on premenstrual syndrome and health-related quality of life: Clinical randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2017 May;43(5):887-894. doi: 10.1111/jog.13299. Epub 2017 Feb 11. PMID: 28188965.
Proctor M, Farquhar C. Diagnosis and management of dysmenorrhoea. BMJ. 2006;332(7550):1134-1138. doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7550.1134
Prasad, A. S. (1996). Zinc deficiency in women, infants and children. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 15(2), 113-120.
Prasad, A. S. (1995). Zinc: an overview. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 11(1 Suppl), 93-99.

B COMPLEX VITAMINS
Zinc and copper levels in premenstrual syndrome. Fertil Steril. 1994 Aug
Chuong CJ, Dawson EB. Zinc and copper levels in premenstrual syndrome. Fertil Steril. 1994 Aug;62(2):313-20. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56884-8. PMID: 8034078.
Posaci C, Erten O, Uren A, Acar B. Plasma copper, zinc and magnesium levels in patients with premenstrual tension syndrome. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1994 Jul;73(6):452-5. doi: 10.3109/00016349409013429. PMID: 8042455.
Siahbazi S, Behboudi-Gandevani S, Moghaddam-Banaem L, Montazeri A. Effect of zinc sulfate supplementation on premenstrual syndrome and health-related quality of life: Clinical randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2017 May;43(5):887-894. doi: 10.1111/jog.13299. Epub 2017 Feb 11. PMID: 28188965.
Proctor M, Farquhar C. Diagnosis and management of dysmenorrhoea. BMJ. 2006;332(7550):1134-1138. doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7550.1134
Prasad, A. S. (1996). Zinc deficiency in women, infants and children. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 15(2), 113-120.
Prasad, A. S. (1995). Zinc: an overview. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 11(1 Suppl), 93-99.
VITAMIN B1
Gokhale LB. Curative treatment of primary (spasmodic) dysmenorrhoea. Indian J Med Res. 1996 Apr;103:227-31. PMID: 8935744.
Nayeban, S., Jafarnejad, F., Nayeban, S., & Sefidgaran, A. (2014). A Comparison of the Effects of Vitamin E and Vitamin B1 on the Severity and Duration of Pain in Primary Dysmenorrhea. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, 2(2), 143-146
Zafari, M., Aghamohammady, A., & Tofighi, M. (2011). Comparing the effect of vitamin B1 (vit. B1) and ibuberofen on the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. Afr J Pharm Pharmacol, 5(7), 874-8
VITAMIN B6
Vitamin B6 treatment of premenstrual syndrome
Doll H, Brown S, Thurston A, Vessey M. Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and the premenstrual syndrome: a randomized crossover trial. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1989 Sep;39(326):364-8. PMID: 2558186; PMCID: PMC1711872.
Brush MG. Vitamin B6 treatment of premenstrual syndrome. In: Leklem JE, Reynolds RD, eds. Clinical and physiological applications of vitamin B6. New York: Liss, 1988: 363-79. (Current topics in nutrition and disease, vol 19)
Day, J. B. (1979). Clinical trials in the premenstrual syndrome. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 6(sup5), 40-45
VITAMIN B12
Shaik, M. M., & Gan, S. H. (2015). Vitamin supplementation as possible prophylactic treatment against migraine with aura and menstrual migraine. BioMed research international, 2015
Wolffenbuttel, B. H., Wouters, H. J., Heiner Fokkema, M. R., & van der Klauw, M. M. (2019). The many faces of cobalamin (Vitamin B12) deficiency. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 3(2), 200-214

VITAMIN C
Deeny, J. “Vitamin C and the Menstrual Function.” The Ulster medical journal vol. 9,2 (1940): 117-24
Lynch SR, Cook JD. Interaction of vitamin C and iron. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1980;355:32-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1980.tb21325.x. PMID: 6940487
Li, Nianyi et al. “The Efficacy and Safety of Vitamin C for Iron Supplementation in Adult Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” JAMA network open vol. 3,11 e2023644. 2 Nov. 2020, doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23644
VITAMIN E
Dadkhah H, Ebrahimi E, Fathizadeh N. Evaluating the effects of vitamin D and vitamin E supplement on premenstrual Syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2016;21(2):159-164. doi:10.4103/1735-9066.178237
Pakniat H, Chegini V, Ranjkesh F, Hosseini MA. Comparison of the effect of vitamin E, vitamin D and ginger on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea: a single-blind clinical trial. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2019;62(6):462-468. doi:10.5468 / ogs.2019.62.6.462

GINGER
Jenabi E. The effect of ginger for relie ving of primary dysmenorrhoea. J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Jan;63(1):8-10. PMID:23865123
Kashefi F, Khajehei M, Tabatabaeichehr M, Alavinia M, Asili J. Comparison of the effect of ginger and zinc sulfate on primary dysmenorrhea: a placebo-controlled randomized trial. Pain Manag Nurs. 2014 Dec;15(4):826-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2013.09.001. Epub 2014 Feb 20. PMID: 24559600.
Khayat S, Kheirkhah M, Behboodi Moghadam Z, Fanaei H, Kasaeian A, Javadimehr M. Effect of treatment with ginger on the severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2014 May 4;2014:792708. doi: 10.1155/2014/792708. PMID: 24944825; PMCID: PMC4040198.
Ozgoli G, Goli M, Moattar F. Comparison of effects of ginger, mefenamic acid, and ibuprofen on pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Feb;15(2):129-32. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0311. PMID: 19216660.
TY - JOUR AU - Jenabi, Ensiyeh PY - 2013/07/19 SP - 8 EP - 10 T1 - The effect of ginger for relieving of primary dysmenorrhoea VL - 63 JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

FENUGREEK
Khanna, A., Thomas, J., John, F. et al. Safety and influence of a novel extract of fenugreek on healthy young women: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Clin Phytosci 7, 63 (2021).
The health benefits of fenugreek y cathy wrong , published- oct 15 2021
9 benefits of fenugreek on women’s health.
Effects of Fenugreek Seed on the Severity and Systemic ymptoms of Dysmenorrhea

ASHOKA BARK
Ashoka (saraca indica) in indian traditional medicine
Phytomedicinal importance of Saraca asoca (Ashoka): an exciting past, an emerging present and a promising future
Ashoka (saraca indica) in indian traditional medicine: a review amrita baranwal & sarita devi The medicine of ayurvedic medicine :Ashoka
Smitha GR, Thondaiman V. Reproductive biology and breeding system of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De Wilde: a vulnerable medicinal plant. Springerplus. 2016 Nov 28;5(1):2025. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016- 3709-9. PMID: 27995002; PMCID: PMC5125291.
Ashoka: Herbal boon to gynacological problems by vandana baranwal

BEETROOT
Beetroot juice in preventing menstrual cramps by neha ghosh
Mirmiran P, Houshialsadat Z, Gaeini Z, Bahadoran Z, Azizi F. Functiona l properties of beetroot (Beta vulgaris) in management of cardio-metabolic diseases. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2020 Jan 7;17:3. doi: 10.1186/s12986-019-0421-0. PMID: 31921325; PMCID: PMC6947971.
What are the benefits of beetroot, by Megan Ware, RDN, L.D. on November 6, 2019
Beetroot juice in preventing menstrual cramps by neha ghosh , published 30 may 2018
The importance of beetroot in preven_on anaemia by Mamata Swain and Bina_ Behera

CURCUMIN
Curcumin reduces PMS symptoms by jaclyn chasse smeaton, ND, published - march 2016
Curcumin attenuates severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Samira Khayatab, Hamed Fanaeicd, Masoomeh Kheirkhahef Zahra ,Behboodi Moghadamb Amir Kasaeian Mani Javadimehri , published- june2015
Curcumin and pre menstrual syndrome; Building on evidence of mental-emotional effects of Curcuma longa By Paul Richard Saunders, PhD, ND, DHANP, CCH, Published- decemver 2015
Kamal DAM, Salamt N, Yusuf ANM, Kashim MIAM, Mokhtar MH. Potential Health Benefits of Curcumin on Female Reproductive Disorders: A Review. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 7;13(9):3126. doi: 10.3390/nu13093126. PMID: 34579002; PMCID: PMC8471428.
Influence of Curcumin and Ginger in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Review, by Si_ Fauziyah Rahman*, Gilar Wisnu Hardi, Muhammad Artha Jabatsudewa Maras, and Yori Rachmia Riva