St. John's Wort and Improved Sleep Quality

• Oral nonprescription treatment for insomnia: an evaluation of products with limited evidence.

  • 2005-04-15
  • Review
  • Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 1(2)
  • • Amy Lynn Meolie
    • Carol Rosen
    • David Kristo
    • Michael Kohrman
    • Nalaka Gooneratne
    • Robert Neal Aguillard
    • Robert Fayle
    • Robert Troell
    • Don Townsend
    • David Claman
    • Timothy Hoban
    • Mark Mahowald

  • PubMed: 17561634
  • DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26314

  1 Insight on

  • Improved Sleep Quality

  • Low evidence

  Sparse or no scientific data were found to support the efficacy of most products as hypnotics, including chamomile and St. John's wort.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No