Effects of Neurapas® balance on sleep EEG, cognitive performance and mood: A double blind randomised crossover study in healthy volunteers
M Giesler, A Thum, A Haag, A Wartenberg-Demand, GP McGregor, JC Krieg, B Kundermann, U Hemmeter · Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie · 2006 · Heft 11
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Zusammenfassung
Sleep disturbance is a major feature of patients with anxiety disorders and depression. Neurapas® balance is a triple herbal combination of dry extracts of St. John's wort (60mg), valerian (28mg) and passiflora (32mg) that is widely used for treating minor depression in Germany. We tested the effect of Neurapas® balance on mood, sleep-EEG and cognitive performance in order to evaluate its central nervous effects in humans. 20 healthy subjects were examined twice in a double-blind, randomized completely balanced crossover design and received either placebo or Neurapas® balance (3 days 3u2 tabl.). The dependent va…
