Vol. 8, Issue 12, Part B (2022)

Mint extract is a useful herb with antibacterial, antipyretic, and anti-spasmodic properties. The researcher decided to assess the effectiveness of mint extract on PMS among adolescent girls. This was an experimental study with a control group pretest-posttest design. 250 Subjects were selected for the control group and experimental group each by simple random sampling technique. Pre-menstrual symptoms questionnaire based on sensory and affective symptoms by Chesney and Tasto was used to assess PMS. It was observed that during the pre-test, pre-test mean score of experimental group was 56.08 with standard deviation of 15.28 of PMS score. During the pre-test, pre-test mean score of control group was 54.76 with standard deviation of 17.84 of the PMS score. The mean difference was 1.324 of the experimental and control groups. This difference was not found statistically significant at p≤0.05. The table denotes that during the post-test, mean pain score of adolescents was 56.08±15.277 and post-test mean PMS score of adolescents was 54.756±17.840. This difference in the mean scores was statistically significant at p≤0.05 level.