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Evaluating the Effect of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) Seed Essence on Pain and Vital Sign of Cesarean Delivery with Spinal Anesthesia
Background & objectives: Pain is one of the most common post-operative complications of
cesarean section, which is very important for mother in nursing a baby and breastfeeding.
Finding ways to overcome this pain has always been a concern for researchers. Considering
the application of plants in traditional medicine as sedatives, this study evaluated the effect of
Dill seed oil on post-operative pain in patients with spinal anesthesia.
Methods: This double-blind, clinical trial was conducted on pregnant women who met the
inclusion criteria and referred to Hajar hospital in Shahrekord, Iran during 2015-2016. By
simple random sampling, the patients were divided into two groups. In the first group, 10 cc
Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seed oil was prescribed at intervals of half an hour and one
hour before spinal anesthesia and half an hour , one hour and two hours after spinal
anesthesia. In the second group, placebos (standard treatment) were prescribed at the same
intervals. Pain and vital signs, including blood pressure, nausea , vomiting, heart rate,
bleeding , use of narcotics and NSAID and any additional medications (such as atropine and
ephedrine) were recorded and rechecked during surgery , thirty minutes after spinal
anesthesia and one hour, four hours and twelve hours after cesarean section.
Results: The findings showed a significant difference between the two groups in the third
stage of the study (4 hours after cesarean section) only in respiratory rate and in the fourth
stage of the study (12 hours after cesarean section) in all vital signs (p<0.05). Also, the pain
and nausea rate in the third and fourth stages of the study in the case group (Dill seed oil)
were lower than those of the control group, indicating a significant difference in the pain level
(p<0.05). The bleeding rate and use of NSAIDs and opioids twelve hours after caesarian
section in the case group were significantly lower than those of the control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: considering the effect of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seed oil on reducing pain,
bleeding rate and use of narcotics and NSIADs, it can be used in women undergoing cesarean
section