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South African Family Practice, 2018 Insomnia is perhaps the most common type of sleep disorder in the family medicine population. It is best described as a persistent difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or a report of non-restorative sleep, accompanied by related daytime impairment.
George L. Muntingh, Michelle Viljoen
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 We had previously demonstrated that phlorotannins, which are marine polyphenols, enhance sleep in mice via the GABAA-benzodiazepine (BZD) receptor. Among the constituents of phlorotannin, dieckol is a major marine polyphenol from the brown alga Ecklonia ...
Minseok Yoon +8 more
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Predicting Hypnotic Use among Insomnia Patients with the Theory of Planned Behavior and Craving
Behavioral Sciences, 2022 While long-term hypnotic use is very common in clinical practice, the associated factors have been understudied. This study aims to explore the cognitive factors that might influence the long-term use of hypnotics based on the theory of planned behavior (
Chien-Ming Yang +4 more
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Marine Drugs, 2018 In our previous studies, we have demonstrated that marine polyphenol phlorotannins promote sleep through the benzodiazepine site of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors.
Minseok Yoon, Suengmok Cho
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Psychobiotics are a class of probiotics that confer beneficial effects on the mental health of the host. We have previously reported hypnotic effects of a psychobiotic strain, Lactobacillus fermentum PS150 (PS150), which significantly shortens sleep ...
Chin-Lin Huang +11 more
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Neuropharmacological Activity of Nut Grass (Cyperus Rotundus L.) Rhizome Fraction [PDF]
Pharmaciana, 2018 Research in the area of herbal neuropharmacological effects has increased markedly over the past decades. This research was aimed to further investigate neuropharmacological properties of Cyperus rotundus rhizomes fraction by measuring hypnotic-siccative
Lusi Putri Dwita +6 more
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Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, 2017 Leptocarpus disjunctus Mast. (Restionaceae) is an edible plant which has indigenous warnings regarding its side effects which can manifest as dizziness. This study investigated hypnotic and anxiolytic properties using several animal models.
Watchara Damjuti +4 more
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