The effectiveness of providing turmeric and tamarind herbal drink on reducing menstrual pain scale in students
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56922/mchc.v5i2.3146
Adolescent Girls Dysmenorrhea Turmeric and Tamarind
Abstract
Background: Menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, is a common complaint among women of reproductive age, particularly adolescents and young adults. This condition is characterized by cramps or pain in the lower abdomen that can radiate to the waist and thighs and generally occurs before or during menstruation. One popular approach is the use of herbal plants, in line with increasing public awareness of a healthy lifestyle and the use of natural ingredients.
Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of turmeric and tamarind herbal drink on reducing menstrual pain and dysmenorrhea in D3 nursing students at the Batari Toja Bone Institute.
Method: This study involved 20 female nursing students and used a quasi-experimental design. The study design was a pre-posttest one-group design, namely a design before and after the turmeric and tamarind drink intervention. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis with paired simple t-tests. The results of the paired T-test, comparing menstrual pain experienced by respondents before and after the intervention, showed that the turmeric and tamarind drink had an effect on reducing primary menstrual pain, as indicated by a P-value of 0.0001, meaning <α 0.05. This resulted in the acceptance of Ha and the rejection of Ho, indicating that the turmeric and tamarind drink had an effect on reducing primary menstrual pain in female nursing students.
Results: There was a decrease in the dysmenorrhea scale before and after the turmeric and tamarind administration. Before the turmeric and tamarind administration, most respondents were in the moderate pain category (11 respondents (55%), while after the turmeric and tamarind administration, most respondents were in the no pain category (7 respondents (35%).
Conclusion: According to the researcher's assumption, the dysmenorrhea pain experienced by respondents before the turmeric and tamarind administration was caused by excessive production of the hormone prostaglandin during menstruation, which causes uterine muscle contractions and leads to primary dysmenorrhea.
Downloads
References
Anindita, A. Y. (2010). Pengaruh kebiasaan mengkonsumsi minuman kunyit asam terhadap keluhan dismenorea primer pada remaja putri di Kotamadya Surakarta. Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sebelas Maret. Surakarta.
Arianti, M., & Milindasari, P. (2022). Penerapan Minuman Kunyit Asam Untuk Mengurangi Nyeri Haid (Dysmenorrhea) Pada Remaja. Jurnal Keperawatan Bunda Delima, 4(1), 10-18.
Fadhillah, A. C. R., & Futriani, E. S. (2025). Efektivitas pemberian kunyit asam terhadap penurunan skala nyeri dismenore pada remaja putri di sman 2 karawang. Mahesa: malahayati health student journal, 5(5), 1858-1868.
Guimarães, I., & Póvoa, A. M. (2020). Primary dysmenorrhea: assessment and treatment. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia/RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics, 42(08), 501-507.
Hafizhah, P. N., & Ramadhan, G. E. (2023). Pengaruh Pemberian Rebusan Kunyit Asam Terhadap Penurunan Skala Nyeri Dismenorea Pada Remaja di SMA Muhammadiyah 25 Pamulang. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF ALTRUISTIC NURSING, 6(2), 9-16.
Intani, T. M., Yulita, D., & Ilmaskal, R. (2023). Pengaruh Minuman Kunyit Asam Terhadap Penurunan Dismenorhea Pada Remaja Putri Pondok Tahfiz Al-Quran Nurul Qalbi. AKSELERASI J. Ilm. Nas, 4(3), 170-176
Khaysia S, D. (2022). Penerapan Rebusan Kunyit Asam Untuk Menurunkan Nyeri Menstruasi Pada Remaja Putri Di Desa Caruban Kecamatan Ringinarum Kabupaten Kendal (Doctoral dissertation, Universitas Widya Husada Semarang).
Mansouri, V., Arjmand, B., Tavirani, M. R., Razzaghi, M., Nejad, M. R., & Hamdieh, M. (2020). Evaluation of efficacy of low-level laser therapy. Journal of lasers in medical sciences, 11(4), 369.
Rahayu, D. S., & Karmi, R. (2024). Pengaruh Pemberian Minuman Kunyit Asam Terhadap Penurunan Skala Nyeri Dismenore Primer. Jurnal Kesehatan Budi Luhur: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Keperawatan, dan Kebidanan, 17(1), 21-28.
Rezkiyanti, A., & Rusli, R. (2022). Efektivitas minuman kunyit asam sebagai terapi dismenore primer terhadap penurunan skala nyeri. Jurnal Gizi Kerja dan Produktivitas, 3(2), 59-64.
Rosmiyati, R. R. (2018). Pengaruh Air Rebusan Kunyit Asam Terhadap Nyeri Dismenorea Pada Remaja Putri di SMA Budaya Bandar Lampung Tahun 2018. JKM (Jurnal Kebidanan Malahayati), 4(4).
Safitri, M. (2018). Efektifitas Minuman Kunyit Asam Dalam Penurunan Skala Nyeri Haid. Viva Medika: Jurnal Kesehatan, Kebidanan dan Keperawatan, 11(2), 47-53.
Safitri, S., & Gustina, G. (2023). Effect of routine consumption of turmeric-tamarind herb on dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls. EMBRIO: Jurnal Kebidanan, 15(1), 41-48.
Sugiharti, R. K., & Febriana, D. (2021). Kebiasaan Minum Jamu Kunyit Asam Dalam Mengatasi Keluhan Dismenor Pada Remaja Putri. Jurnal Kebidanan Indonesia, 12(2).
Umma, F. R., Rahagia, R., & Pamungkas, P. (2024). Pengaruh Kunyit Asam Terhadap Penurunan Nyeri Haid Saat Mentruasi di MAN 2 Pamekasan. Jurnal Penelitian Keperawatan Kontemporer, 4(1).
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 THE JOURNAL OF Mother and Child Health Concerns
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
