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ReviewNutrients2024

Clinical Efficacy and Tolerability of Lemon Balm (

Imogen Maria Mathews, Jessica Eastwood, Daniel Joseph Lamport, Romain Le Cozannet, Pascale Fanca-Berthon, Claire Michelle Williams

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Review in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Imogen Maria MathewsSchool of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading RG6 6ES, UK.
Jessica EastwoodSchool of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading RG6 6ES, UK.
Daniel Joseph LamportSchool of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading RG6 6ES, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4592-0439
Romain Le CozannetGivaudan France Naturals, 250 rue Pierre Bayle, BP 81218, 84911 Avignon, France.
Pascale Fanca-BerthonGivaudan France Naturals, 250 rue Pierre Bayle, BP 81218, 84911 Avignon, France.
Claire Michelle WilliamsSchool of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading RG6 6ES, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4452-671X

Funding

Givaudan (France) XXXX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is renewed interest in the use of ancient herbal remedies for their potential health benefits, particularly in the psychological domain. One herb that is receiving growing attention is lemon balm ( RESULTS/

conclusionsAlthough further robust randomised controlled trials using lemon balm are required, existing research indicates that lemon balm holds promise as a calming agent exhibiting both anxiolytic and anti-depressant properties and can elicit cognitive and sleep-quality enhancement.

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MelissaPlant ExtractsAnimalsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsBrainCognitionHumansMental HealthPhytotherapyPsychological Well-BeingSleepAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsPlant Extractsanti-depressantanxiolyticcognitionessential oilspolyphenolssleeptriterpenoids

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PMID39458539
PMCPMC11510126

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