Magnolia bark and stress
What 2 graded rows on magnolia bark agree on for stress, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Magnolia bark and stress
2 rows · 82 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 82
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 56 people (2013) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 26 to 56 people, published from 2008 to 2013: 2 single studies.
The rows
1 improved · 1 mixed- DGrade DCortisol and mood in moderately stressed adults · Improved
RCT · n 56 · 2013 · Moderately stressed adults (35 men, 21 women)
Not stated in the abstract · 4 weeks
Salivary cortisol was 18% lower and stress, tension, fatigue and mood scores were better than with placebo.
Row on the Magnolia bark page · PubMed 23924268 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DAnxiety, cortisol and sleep · Mixed
RCT · n 26 · 2008 · Overweight premenopausal women who eat in response to stress
750 mg/day (250 mg three times daily) · 6 weeks
Temporary (state) anxiety fell compared with placebo; long-standing anxiety, cortisol and sleep quality did not change.
Row on the Magnolia bark page · PubMed 18426577 (opens PubMed)