CellWell record HH-6134
An investigation into an evening intake of a saffron extract on sleep quality, cortisol, and melatonin concentrations in adults with poor sleep: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-dose study
Lopresti AL, Smith SJ, Drummond PD
Sleep Med ยท 2021
In plain language
Four weeks of evening saffron extract improved subjective sleep-quality ratings and increased evening melatonin versus placebo in adults with poor sleep, a circadian and neuroendocrine regulation mechanism.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Studied in
- Human
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