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* Passiflora incarnata tea<ref name="Passionflower" /> (tested with PSG, diary, placebo control group) | * Passiflora incarnata tea<ref name="Passionflower" /> (tested with PSG, diary, placebo control group) | ||
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== Sleep onset insomnia == | |||
During polyphasic sleep adaptation, sleep onset is common for daytime [[nap]]s/[[core]]s, and one shouldn't take action to reduce it artificially. After adaptation, sleep onset usually is <5 minutes for naps and <15 minutes for cores. However, for people with chronic sleep onset insomnia this might not be the case. This is especially noticeable with high total sleep time schedules, like extended [[Biphasic]] ones, non-reducing polyphasic schedules or [[Biphasic-X]]. If you still have difficulties falling asleep after 8+ weeks on a schedule, these supplements might be helpful: | |||
* Ayurvedic supplement<ref name="Ayurvedic" /> (statistically significant decrease in reported sleep latency of 16.72 min as compared to placebo) | |||
== References == | == 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:// | <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=10.1002/ptr.3400}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Ayurvedic">{{cite journal |vauthors=Farag N, Mills P |date=2003 |title=A randomized-controlled trial of the effects of a traditional herbal supplement on sleep onset insomnia |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229903001080 |journal=Complementary Therapies in Medicine |volume=11 |issue=4 |doi=10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00108-0}}</ref> | |||
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