Clinical Study
Effect of Treatment with Ginger on the Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms
Table 2
Comparison of PMS scores in ginger and placebo groups before and after the intervention.
| Symptoms | Group | Test results | Control | Ginger | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Unpaired test |
| Total severity of PMS | | | | Before intervention | 106.7 ± 44.65 | 110.2 ± 30.77 | | One month after intervention | 105.7 ± 45.76 | 51.18 ± 32.76 | | Two months after intervention | 107.2 ± 50.68 | 49.48 ± 33.12 | | Three months after intervention | 106 ± 48.74 | 47.06 ± 33.41 | | Mood symptoms | | | | Before intervention | 37.42 ± 17.37 | 38.97 ± 14.16 | | One month after intervention | 37.18 ± 16.13 | 16.39 ± 10.54 | | Two months after intervention | 37.61 ± 18.58 | 14.61 ± 8.84 | | Three months after intervention | 38.37 ± 20.31 | 13.45 ± 10.65 | | Physical symptoms | | | | Before intervention | 42.64 ± 23.83 | 45.76 ± 19.76 | | One month after intervention | 43.48 ± 24.25 | 21.85 ± 22.54 | | Two months after intervention | 43.42 ± 24.13 | 21.12 ± 20.31 | | Three months after intervention | 42.06 ± 22.76 | 22.76 ± 19.62 | | Behavioral symptoms | | | | Before intervention | 26.64 ± 16.20 | 25.42 ± 16.05 | | One month after intervention | 25.06 ± 17.86 | 12.94 ± 12.35 | | Two months after intervention | 26.15 ± 19.08 | 13.76 ± 13.79 | | Three months after intervention | 25.61 ± 18.47 | 10.85 ± 13.05 | |
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