The effect of complementary medicine on burning patients pruritus

Background and Aim : Post-burn itching is common complication among those who suffer burn injury. This can interrupt daily life activities and damage individuals mental health. Because no acceptable research has been done to cure this condition, this research has been conducted to study the effects of lemon balm tea on itchingMethods : This is a clinical trial in which ninety people who suffered itching were randomly selected and were divided in two groups of control and experimental. The pruritus rate was measured each day for three weeks with visual analogue scale. To analyze the cells in inflammatory response, the blood cells were counted two times a week during the study. The intervention group received lemon balm tea two times a day for two weeks in addition to the common itching treatments. The control group received only the common treatments. Finally, the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics Results : In the first of study, average severity of itching rate was 1/4 in intervention group and 2/7 in control group which was not statistically significant. And in the first, second and third weeks in the control group were 5.29, 5.54, and 6.56, and in the intervention group were 3.21, 3.3 and 2.47. There was a significant difference between the average severity of itching in the intervention and control group during the three weeks. Conclusion : According to the results, lemon balm tea decreased the itching severity and was effective in reducing post-burn itching in the intervention group.

کلیدواژه ها:

Lemon Balm Tea ، Burn ، Blood Cells Counting