Potensi Kayu Manis sebagai Obat untuk Meredakan Nyeri Haid: Literature Review

Sari, Gusti Ayu Putu Laksmi Puspa
Ari Kusuma Yana, I Gusti Agung
Lilis Adnyani, Ni Putu

Usadha
Vol 3 No 1 (2024): Usadha: Jurnal Integrasi Obat Tradisional

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2015, globally, an average of more than 50% of women experienced menstrual pain. The recorded incidence of menstrual pain or dysmenorrhea in Indonesia is 64.25%, which includes primary dysmenorrhea (54.89%) and secondary dysmenorrhea (9.36%). Menstrual pain is a common menstrual symptom in women who menstruate. This condition is characterized by cramps and cramps, colicky pain in the lower abdomen which disrupts daily activities. Menstrual pain may be caused by excessive or unbalanced levels of prostanoids and eicosanoids released from the endometrium during menstruation.