ValerianEvidence & Dosage
A classic herbal sleep remedy with mixed evidence.
Evidence at a glance
- Total studies
- 236
- With abstract
- 0
- Meta / Systematic / RCT
- 0
- Highly cited
- 0
- Publication years
- 1960–2026
Valerian in the context of Sleep
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