PassionflowerEvidence & Dosage
Calming, mildly anxiolytic, traditionally paired with valerian.
Evidence at a glance
- Total studies
- 2
- With abstract
- 1
- Meta / Systematic / RCT
- 0
- Highly cited
- 1
- Publication years
- 1981–2002
Passionflower in the context of Sleep
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