Document Type : Review Article
Authors
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Assistant professor in Reproductive Health, Nursing & Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Assistant Professor, pediatric nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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MSc of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Master of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background and Aims: sexual performance is considered part of a woman's sexual health. Elaeagnus angustifolia is a well-known source of flavonoids. Therefore, the current study was conducted with the aim of determining the effects of elderflower on women's sexual performance by evaluating and summarizing the results of the trials conducted in a systematic review.
Materials and methods: In this study, a systematic review was conducted to search for articles in Persian and English databases using the keywords sexual desire, sexual function, sexual satisfaction, aromatherapy, elderflower, orgasm, dyspareunia, aromatherapy, complementary medicine, and clinical trials. And all the possible combinations of these words were evaluated with Boolean operators OR, AND in the period from 2000 to August 2023. The evaluation of the quality of the articles was done by the Jadad scale.
Results: Out of the final 4 studies, 3 studies examined sexual satisfaction, 2 studies examined sexual desire, 1 study examined orgasm, and 1 study examined dyspareunia. The duration of elder flower extract in the intervention group was 4 weeks in one study and 35 days in 3 studies. The method of using elderflower was inhalation and oral.
Conclusion: In general, the results of this systematic review show the positive effect of consuming 4.5 grams of elder flower in the form of 4 capsules per day (2 capsules every 12 hours) or by inhaling 4-5 drops of elder flower essence 20 minutes before intercourse. It affects the sexual performance of women aged 18-40 for 4-5 weeks.
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