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title: Does green tea reduce physical PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Women who drank 3 cups of green tea daily for 3 months reported improvement in physical symptoms like bloating and acne. However, there was no control group,
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Survey study, 2022

# Does green tea reduce physical PMS symptoms?

Women who drank 3 cups of green tea daily for 3 months reported improvement in physical symptoms like bloating and acne. However, there was no control group, so we cannot be certain green tea caused this improvement.

 Early or limited evidence

100 female medical and dental students aged 18-26; 78 with symptoms

## What they did

100 female medical and dental students aged 18-26, of whom 78 had physical PMS symptoms, were advised to drink 3 cups of green tea daily for 3 months. They reported their symptoms before and after.

## What they found

Abdominal bloating was the most common symptom (48.7% of those with PMS), followed by acne (32.1%). After 3 months of green tea consumption, all physical PMS symptoms showed significant improvement (p=0.001).

## What it means for you

Green tea may help reduce physical PMS symptoms. The main limitations are no control group exists (symptoms might have improved anyway) and this is a small study of young, healthy university students, which may not represent all women with PMS.

100

students recruited

78

with PMS symptoms

48.7%

experienced bloating

## About the study

Original title ASSOCIATION OF GREEN TEA WITH PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME —AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN YOUNG GIRLS Authors Sana Javaid, Sana Qanber Abbasi, Iqtadar Ali Rizvi et al. Journal Pakistan Journal of Physiology Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 100 What was tested 3 cups of green tea daily for 3 months Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v18i4.1404](https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v18i4.1404)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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