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18.06.2016 |
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Melissa officinalis, a supplement for worriers
Worriers will sleep better and feel better about themselves if they take an extract of Melissa officinalis, according to a small human study, performed by a manufacturer of plant extracts for the supplements industry. We have plenty of comments on the way the study, which was published in the Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, was carried out. But even so...
Study
![]() All subjects suffered from insomnia and mild anxiety disorder. They were compulsive worriers and brooders.
The researchers got the subjects to fill in questionnaires before and after the supplementation period.
Results
As a result of taking the extract the subjects started to feel better: they became less agitated, experienced fewer feelings of tension and were less hyperactive, as is shown in the figure below.
The Melissa officinalis also helped the subjects to function better in other ways too. For example, they were able to better control their eating habits and started to think more clearly. The extract also reduced psychosomatic symptoms.
Mechanism
GABA is a neurotransmitter that primarily inhibits other neurotransmitters, thus calming nervous activity. The researchers suspect that Melissa officinalis interacts with GABA to weaken processes that are associated with psychological stress.
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