Abstract

PEPPERMINT OIL FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRURITUS IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Suraj Sen, Pratiksha Maurya*, Adarsh Yadav, Avinash Singh, Satyam Yadav and Anurag Kumar Sharma

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Abstract

Itching is one of the most common skin symptoms. Generalized pruritus occurs in 1- 8 percent of pregnant women. It can produce unwelcome feeling for these women especially at nights. utmost pregnant women avoid using synthetic medicines because of their side goods. Peppermint oil is a essential oil which has been used as a traditional medicine in Iran. It decreases skin’s temperature. This study was done to determine the goods of peppermint oil painting on characteristic treatment of pruritus in pregnant women attending to Rasoul Akram Hospital in Rasht 2011. The severity of the itching the treated group with peppermint oil incomparison with the placebogroup, showed a significant statistical difference (p=0.003). Inaccordance with the result soft his study it seems that peppermint oil can be effective in reducing the severity of Pruritus Gravidarum. More studies with larger sample sizes are required to confidently declare the mentioned results.

Keywords: Pruritus, Itch, Pregnancy, Peppermint, Menthol.