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World wide use of herbal medicine and supplements is increasing, offering some health improvements including sleep disorders remedy. This may include SOI (sleep onset insomnia) and [[WASO]] reduction, relaxation and reduction of nightmares, deeper sleep and higher sleep quality in general. This page reviews existing literature on herbal stimulants or supplements | World wide use of herbal medicine and supplements is increasing, offering some health improvements including sleep disorders remedy. This may include SOI (sleep onset insomnia) and [[WASO]] reduction, relaxation and reduction of nightmares, deeper sleep and higher sleep quality in general. This page reviews existing literature on herbal stimulants or supplements effects on sleep. | ||
== Sleep disturbance and WASO reduction == | |||
WASO most commonly occur primarily during polyphasic [https://polysleep.org/wiki/4-Stages_Adaptation_Model adaptation], which lasts around 4-8 weeks, so it's a normal experience and doesn't require treatment or any other means of reduction. However, for people with chronic WASO-insomia, they can take place even after polyphasic adaptation, or even outside of polyphasic sleep. As the studies show, they might have a possibility of sleep disturbance reduction by these supplements: | |||
* Passiflora incarnata tea<ref name="Passionflower" /> (tested with PSG, diary, placebo control group) | |||
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== References == | |||
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<ref name="Passionflower">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ngan A, Conduit R |date=2011 |title=A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Investigation of the Effects of Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower) Herbal Tea on Subjective Sleep Quality |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.3400 |journal=Phytotherapy Research |volume=25 |issue=8 |doi=https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.3400}}</ref> | |||
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