Effect of kava and valerian on human physiological and psychological responses to mental stress assessed under laboratory conditions

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-27

  Cropley, M ^a   Cave, Z ^a   Ellis, J ^a   Middleton, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Lichtwer Pharma UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heart rate; Kava; Mental stress testing; Valerian

Indexed keywords

KAVA; VALERIAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KAVA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VALERIAN;

PIPER METHYSTICUM; VALERIANA;

EID: 0036165581     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1002     Document Type: Article

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