Why carry out this study?

Poor quality sleep and sleep deprivation are linked to many diseases and negative socioeconomic issues

Over-the-counter medications like melatonin, diphenhydramine, and doxylamine are used for sleep disorders but they come with detrimental side effects

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is a traditional herb that helps to address various sleep-related complaints. A new valerian extract formulation (commercially known as Sleeproot®) has been developed and was studied for its efficacy and safety in this clinical trial

What was learned from the study?

This study found a significant improvement in overall sleep quality, latency, efficiency, total sleep time, decreased anxiety, and daytime sleepiness, and increased satisfaction with waking up feeling refreshed in young subjects with mild insomnia symptoms and no comorbidities. Safety and tolerability of valerian extract was demonstrated through our study results

Unlike other valerian studies, our results demonstrated the effectiveness of standardized valerian extract through objective and subjective sleep parameters