efficacy of viola odorata in treatment of chronic insomnia

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zohre feyzabadi department of iranian traditional medicine, shahed university, tehran, iran

farhad jafari department of health and social medicine, shahed university, tehran, iran; department of health and social medicine, shahed university, p. o. box: 141563111, tehran, iran. tel: +98-2188963849, fax: +98-21-88946253

seyed hamid kamali the school of iranian traditional medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

hassan ashayeri department of neurosciences, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

چکیده

conclusions vo can be presented as a safe, well-tolerated, and effective herbal preparation in patients with chronic insomnia. results improvements in sleep and isi scores were significantly greater in patients after a month receiving vo drop in comparison with before starting treatment (p < 0.05). a few patients reported some complications about vo consumption, most of which were mild and no serious adverse event was encountered. objectives due to side effects of hypnotic drug and the increasing demand for alternative medicine substitutes, violet oil (vo) was used in this study. vo is a known medication in iranian traditional medicine that induces sleep in insomniac patients. patients and methods this study was conducted as an experimental pretest-posttest evaluation on vo efficacy in 50 patients with chronic insomnia in iranian traditional medicine clinic of mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran. treatment consisted of intranasal drop of vo, two drops containing 66 mg of vo in each nostril nightly before sleeping for one month. all patients were asked to complete an insomnia severity index (isi) questionnaire before the start of the trial and after one month of treatment. background insomnia is the most common sleep disorder that reduces quality of life.

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iranian red crescent medical journal

جلد ۱۶، شماره ۱۲، صفحات ۰-۰

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