PROFESSIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026)

The Effect of SP6 Acupressure and Cinnamon Decoction Combination on Hemoglobin in Dysmenorrhea Adolescents

kamilia, abidatul (Unknown)
Nina Hidayatunnikmah (Unknown)
Nyna PuspitaNingrum (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Sep 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is a common menstrual pain complaint experienced by adolescent girls. In East Java Province in 2021, around 4,653 adolescents experienced dysmenorrhea, the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea was 4,297 (90.25%). While in Bangkalan around 66.7% experienced dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea can reduce hemoglobin levels due to excessive uterine contractions triggered by prostaglandins. Non-pharmacological therapies such as Sanyinjiao point acupressure (SP6) can stimulate the nervous system and reduce uterine muscle contractions, while cinnamon contains active compounds that are analgesic and anti-inflammatory. Purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the combination of SP6 acupressure and cinnamon decoction on hemoglobin levels in adolescents with dysmenorrhea. Method: uses a one group pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted at the adolescent health post in Karang Asem Village with 32 respondents. The intervention was given twice a day for 5 days of menstruation. Results: showed an increase in hemoglobin levels from an average of 12.20 ± 0.48 gr/dL to 13.75 ± 0.66 gr/dL. The Shapiro-Wilk test showed that the data were normally distributed. The paired t-test produced a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant difference in hemoglobin levels before and after the intervention. Conclusion: is that the combination of SP6 acupressure therapy and cinnamon decoction is effective in increasing hemoglobin levels in adolescents with dysmenorrhea, and can be a practical and safe alternative non-pharmacological treatment.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

PHJ

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing

Description

Professional health journal is an open access journal with a wide range (Scope) of fields of nursing including basic research in nursing, management nursing, emergencies, and critical nursing, medical-surgical nursing, mental health nursing, maternity nursing, maternity nursing, child nursing, ...