Basil and Improved Sleep Quality

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 250 (median 250, IQR 250–250) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4.3 weeks · IQR 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks · Range 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

The effect of oral capsule of Ocimum basilicum leaf extract on sleep quality and insomnia severity in menopausal women: A randomized clinical trial.

2023-02-07
RCT
Phytotherapy research : PTR 37(6)
- Fatemeh Zahra Karimi
- Hamideh Hosseini
- Seyad Reza Mazlom
- Hassan Rakhshandeh
- Hadi Asadpour

PubMed: 36750371
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7753

2 Insights on

Improved Sleep Quality

High evidence
Clinical

The total sleep quality scores in the two groups of intervention and placebo were 6.2 ± 0.3 versus 9.3 ± 0.3 (p < .001) and 3.7 ± 0.3 versus 9.1 ± 0.3 (p = .015) 2 weeks and 1 month after the intervention, respectively.

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Large
Significant: Yes
Dose: 250 mg/day