Experiment 1175476
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Valeriana officinalis (VALERIANACEAE) |
| Citation | LEATHWOOD,PD: CHAUFFARD,F:. (1985). AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF VALERIAN REDUCES LATENCY TO FALL ASLEEP IN MAN.. 51(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | IN THIS RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, CROSSOVER STUDY, 8 VOLUNTEERS WITH MILD INSOMNIA WERE EVALUATED FOR THE EFFECTS OF THIS EXTRACT ON SLEEP LATENCY. SUBJECTS TOOK EITHER 450 OR 900 MG OF THE EXTRACT ONE HOUR BEFORE "LIGHTS OUT." ACTIVITY METERS PLACED ON EACH SUBJECTS' WRIST PROVIDED AND OBJECTIVE MEANS OF MEASURING TIME UNTIL SLEEP. RESULTS SHOWED LOWER ACTIVITY LEVELS OF TREATED VS. CONTROL. SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONAIRES FILLED OUT EACH MORNING TENDED TO SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVE RESULTS. |
| Dose amount | 450.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | KG |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | H2O EXT |