A systematic review of valerian as a sleep aid: Safe but not effective

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-230

  Taibi, Diana M ^a   Landis, Carol A ^a   Petry, Heidi ^b   Vitiello, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Herbal therapies; Insomnia; Sleep; Valerian

Indexed keywords

BROMAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; KAVA; OXAZEPAM; PLACEBO; TRIAZOLAM; VALERIAN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HANGOVER; HERB; HOPS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEMON; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALERIAN;

EID: 34248544974     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2007.03.002     Document Type: Review

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