Efficacy of Ginger Extract (Compare Between the Ginger Preparation of Ancient Concept of Thai Traditional Practitioner, Standard Drug and Placebo) by Using Pain Score to Evaluate After Pain of Three Groups of First Normal Postpartum Women.

Introduction A common problem in women after childbirth is bleeding (5-8 percent). This is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Thailand. The incidence of postpartum hemorrhage is approximately 1-2 percent of the births. A second problem is infection after birth which is a leading cause of illness and death of the mother. Incidence of infection after childbirth is 1-2 percent of women in developed countries and 5-10 percent of postpartum women overall. Staphylococcus aureus bacterium is found in the reproductive system of 5-9 percent of women. Perineal wound infections cause perineal pain. Thirdly is the problem of insufficient milk in foreign countries, mothers breastfeeding for less than 12 months total 94.7 percent. The fourth problem is difficult urination after vaginal delivery or 6 hours after removing the catheter in surgical cases. It is a common and important problem from 1.7 to 17.9 percent. The above problem causes infection and inflammation pain. The first 24 hours after birth to 6 weeks physical and physiological changes of maternal organs and systems occurs such as the decline in hormone levels. This includes human placental lactogen (HPL), human chorionic somatomammotropin (HCS), human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, follicular stimulating hormones, luteinizing hormones. There is also blood loss. The clinical difficulties found in the postpartum period include after pain, perineal pain, breast engorgement, puerperal diuresis, weight loss, fever, pain and discomfort after birth. And the pain decreases or is lost in 3 days after birth. The original gate-control theory proposed that there is a physiological within the substantia gelatinosa of the spinal cord's dorsal horn grey matter. It is suggested that sensory signals can only pass through the cells in the substantia gelatinosa when the gate is open. When the gate is closed, sensory information is blocked, and this forms the basis of a kind of physiological