POSITIVE SIPS - Herbal Tea for Menstrual Cramps

Abstract:

This blog talks about a project presented by BAMS Students of SGT University at its Synergy Tech-fest 2024. It presents a medicine in the form of herbal tea for women suffering from primary dysmenorrhea.

Problem Statement

Primary dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation without an underlying health condition, is a common issue that affects a significant percentage of menstruating individuals. While often dismissed as a “normal” part of the menstrual cycle, dysmenorrhea can lead to significant discomfort and disruption in daily life.

Potential Solution

To manage primary dysmenorrhea we prepared a herbal remedy titled "POSITIVE SIPS." It is a tea solution that gives relief from menstrual cramps and has additional gut health benefits.It does not have side effects, unlike other medicines such as NSAIDs.

Ideation

We observed primary dysmenorrhea is a very common problem and a lot of females suffer from it, but most of the women's do not even try to manage it, and some of them take medicines, NSAIDs, etc., which are extremely harmful if continued for every cycle. To deal with this problem, we prepared a medicine in the form of herbal tea, which can be easily included in a daily lifestyle. Considering this as a major issue, we went through Ayurveda classics to look for a solution to this specific cause.

From the classical texts, we found a few ingredients that have positive effects on menstrual health and combined them to make an effective formulation.

Procedure

After doing proper research on the medicinal properties of each ingredient, we started formulating our product. We made coarse powder from the ingredients, filled it in tea bags, and tried different compositions and got one approved by our Pi and CoPi's. Further, we headed towards the clinical trials, where we gave our product to 30 girls to test its effectiveness. We accounted for their medical history before and after taking the product, and we got good results, and most of the girls got relief from the associated symptoms. Then we made the final product along with packaging and labelling to display in the festival.

Experience of Three Synergy Days

Participating in synergy was a great experience. We were able to represent our faculty to others. Even we also got to know many things about other faculties. It enhanced our communication skills and confidence, along with creativity, innovative skills, time management skills, etc. We met people of different age groups and explained our product to them and got their feedback. It was a great educational experience, and we were able to develop many more skills as a team and individuals.

Conclusion:

Summing up, it was a great experience to participate in SYNERGY'24. Building a product from scratch to present it in front of the people was a very big thing for students in their first year. We learnt many new skills during the process. As a team, we really enjoyed and learnt many new things during the whole process under the guidance of our Pi and CoPi's. We look forward to participating next year as well and coming up with more amazing ideas.

Project Team:

• PI: Dr. Jyoti Kumbar
• Co-PI: Dr. Himani Gupta, Dr. Kanchan Malhotra
• Students: Ms. Aanchal, Ms. Reetika, Ms. Suganshu, Mr. Zorawar