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Subject: Research Studies on These Nutritional Ingredients And Their Effect On Sleep
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Asked by: miramo-ga
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I am in need of documentation of research studies done regarding each
of these nutrients/herbals and their effect on insomnia, sleep, sleep
quality, general health.

Calcium 

Chamomile 

Jujube 

Magnesium 

Melatonin 

Niacin 

Passion Flower 

Valerian
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Subject: Re: Research Studies on These Nutritional Ingredients And Their Effect On Sleep
Answered By: politicalguru-ga on 15 Oct 2006 08:01 PDT
 
Dear Miramo, 

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Further Resources
=================
Carden, Dr. William B  
Functional and molecular analysis of long-term sleep disruption by
ethanol (research project)
<http://www.kbrin.louisville.edu/cores/sub-core_abstracts/carden.html > 

General research about camomile could be found at: 
University of Maryland Medical Centre, German Chamomile 
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/ChamomileGermanch.html 

About Calcium:
University of Maryland Medical Centre, Calcium
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/Calciumcs.html

About Magnesium
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/Magnesiumcs.html

About Melatonin
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/Melatonincs.html 

About Niacin
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/VitaminB3Niacincs.html

About Passionflower
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/Passionflowerch.html


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[name of component, e.g. Valerian] [sleep/insomnia/other "sleep" terms] 
On: 
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