Abstract Sleep disorders are common among the general population and can generate health problems such as insomnia anxiety. In addition to standard drugs psychological interventions, there different complementary plant-based therapies used treat This review aimed find examine most recent research on use of herbal medicines for treating anxiety compiled from clinical trials, well assess safety e...

Background Chronic insomnia is a prevalent and debilitating disorder managed in Australian general practice. The most effective recommended first-line treatment for cognitive behavioural therapy. This has been translated to condensed brief therapy (BBTi), which suitable delivery the practice setting. There evidence that BBTi improves insomnia, daytime functioning quality of life, with effects p...

(1) Most sleep complaints involve difficulties in getting to sleep or staying asleep, or not feeling refreshed on awakening. Misconceptions and worrying over the lack of sleep and its consequences can contribute to reinforcing these disorders; (2) How can patients who complain of poor-quality sleep be helped, without resorting to treatments that can have adverse effects? To answer this question...

BACKGROUND Myrtus communis has been suggested as a sleep aid in unconventional medicine. Moreover, previous studies have also indicated its sedative- and hypnotic-like activity. In this study, the hypnotic effect of M. communis was investigated. METHODS Essential oil (EO) of M. communis (600, 800, and 1,000 mg/kg) was given orally to Swiss albino mice of both sex, and the hypnotic effect was ...