- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL AROMA BASED FEMININE PAIN RELIEF ROLL ON
AUTHORS:
Pallavi B. Hangargekar, Ramraje P. Umbare, Amol A. Joshi, Chitra B. Hangargekar, Rubiya S. Quazi
ABSTRACT:
Nowadays, use of different and complementary therapies with mainstream medicine has gained the momentum. Aromatherapy is one of the complementary therapies which use essential oils as the major therapeutic agents to treat several diseases Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of symptoms that many women experience during the one to 2 weeks before a menstrual period. These symptoms may be physical, psychological and emotional. Dysmenorrhea, painful menstruation, is one among the foremost common gynecologic disorders. Dysmenorrhea could also be primary, with no associated organic pathology, or secondary, with demonstrable pathology. Aromatherapy, the therapeutic use of essential oils, is usually used to reduce pain in primary dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is characterized by lower abdominal pain that happens during menstruation. The best way to use essential oil blends for primary menstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea is roller bottles. The roller bottles are convenient to use and easy to handle. The main aim of this work is to formulate and evaluate herbal feminine pain relief roll on. The roll on consisting of essential oils blends like eucalyptus essential oil, lavender essential oil used in aromatherapy for the treatment of PMS and dysmenorrhea. The formulated roll on is evaluated by physical examination like color, aroma, absorbance into the skin. The aroma of the essential oils is checked by using the fragrance testing strips. Keywords: Aromatherapy, essential oils, PMS, dysmenorrhea, roll on
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