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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 effect on sleep.
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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 effects on sleep.
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== Sleep disturbance and WASO reduction ==
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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:
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* Passiflora incarnata tea<ref name="Passionflower" /> (tested with PSG, diary, placebo control group)
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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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Revision as of 10:37, 10 November 2021

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 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[1] (tested with PSG, diary, placebo control group)

References

  1. Ngan A, Conduit R (2011). "A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Investigation of the Effects of Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower) Herbal Tea on Subjective Sleep Quality". Phytotherapy Research. 25 (8). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.3400 Check |doi= value (help).