Ocimum tenuiflorum decreases Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score

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01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Moreover, from baseline to week 8, there was a statistically significant greater reduction in PSS scores in the Ocimum group compared to the placebo group (p = 0.012).”

Quoted verbatim from A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the effects of an Ocimum tenuiflorum (Holy Basil) extract (HolixerTM) on stress, mood, and sleep in adults experiencing stress.

This finding among the 4 findings on its endpoint

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score

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Who: Adults aged 18 to 65 years experiencing stress for longer than a month with sleep problems (PSS 14 or higher), medication free, non-smokers
Dose studied: 2 capsules of 62.5 mg extract twice daily for 8 weeks, stated by the paper as delivering 250 mg daily

Moderate evidencePMID 36185698 · 2022

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 8 weeks

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03 · The paper

Frontiers in nutrition

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the effects of an Ocimum tenuiflorum (Holy Basil) extract (HolixerTM) on stress, mood, and sleep in adults experiencing stress.

2022PMID 36185698doi 10.3389/fnut.2022.965130Industry funded

What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71GBDREK8NQQNGX9N9T4S6M