comparison of cinnamon and vitex on improving sexual function in postmenopausal women: a triple-blind randomized clinical trial

Background: sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems following menopause. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of cinnamon and vitex on improving sexual function in postmenopausal women. methods: this study was a randomized triple-blind clinical trial with a control group. randomized sampling was used to allocate postmenopausal women into three cinnamon, vitex, and placebo groups of 35. a sexual function index was utilized before and two and three months after the intervention to assess sexual functioning. spss version 21 software was used for analysis. results: the mean age was 54.45 ± 3.73 years. the overall sexual function score in the two cinnamon and vitex groups showed a statistically significant difference before and after treatment compared to the placebo group (p < 0.00). in the vitex group, sexual desire (p = 0.00) and arousal (p = 0.02) increased significantly compared to pre-intervention, and this significant increase was observed in the cinnamon group in lubricity (p = 0.00) and sexual satisfaction (p = 0.03). conclusions: cinnamon and vitex are effective medicinal herbs to alleviate sexual function.