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20537515

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
Crocetin is a pharmacologically active carotenoid compound of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis used as a traditional herbal medicine and natural colorant. The present pilot study investigated the effect of crocetin on sleep. The clinical trial comprised a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of 21 healthy adult men with a mild sleep complaint. It included two intervention periods of 2 weeks each, separated by a 2-week washout period. We measured objective sleep quality using an actigraph, and assessed the subjective symptoms using St Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire. Actigraph data showed that after administration of crocetin, the number of wakening episodes was reduced compared to that of the placebo (p=0.025). Subjective data from St Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire showed that crocetin tended to improve the quality of sleep compared to sleep before its intake. Additionally, no side effects from crocetin intake were observed. The results suggest that crocetin may contribute to improving the quality of sleep.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1618-095X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
840-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of crocetin from Gardenia jasminoides Ellis on sleep: a pilot study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Science, Faculty of Health Science for Welfare, Kansai University of Welfare Sciences, Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial