A randomized-controlled trial of the effects of a traditional herbal supplement on sleep onset insomia

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-225

  Farag, Noha H ^a   Mills, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; CONVOLVULUS PLURICALIS EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MUSK; PIPER NEGRUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSA CENTIFOLIA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEPPER; PIPER NEGRUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROSA CENTIFOLIA; ROSE; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VOLUNTEER; AYURVEDA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 1442301584     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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