Chasteberry and Reduced Menstrual Bleeding

• The effects of Vitex agnus-castus on menstrual bleeding: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2019-07-31
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Journal of complementary & integrative medicine 17(1)
  • • Sanaz Mollazadeh
    • Mojgan Mirghafourvand
    • Nafiseh Ghassab Abdollahi

  • PubMed: 31369395
  • DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2018-0053

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Menstrual Bleeding

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  the Higham mean score was statistically more in the Vitex group compared to the mefenamic acid group in the first menstrual cycle (MD: 7.17; 95% CI: 0.33-14.01; p=0.04; I2=0%) but there was no statistical significant difference between Vitex and mefenamic acid groups in the second menstrual cycle (MD: 12.18; 95% CI: -5.57-29.94; p=0.18; I2=75%).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No