Evidence brief · Supplement
Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) for Anxiety
Evidence grade C — Traditional
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- AnxietyEvidence grade C
Traditional
Smalllow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Anxiety (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For anxiety, Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) earns evidence grade C (small effect, low consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Traditional
How it might work
Its saponins and flavonoids appear to act on GABAergic and serotonergic pathways, producing mild sedation.
How to use it
Safety & cautions
Generally safe; can be sedating — additive with other sleep aids and alcohol.
Bottom line
A gentle, traditional sleep-and-calm herb with plausible mechanism and modest evidence. Reasonable in a wind-down stack; give sedation its due respect.
Goes with
- Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren)Read the full Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Passionflower for AnxietyEvidence grade C — Small trialsEvidence grade C
- Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) for Sleep qualityEvidence grade C — Often in formulasEvidence grade C
- CBD (Cannabidiol) for AnxietyEvidence grade B — Higher dosesEvidence grade B
- CBD (Cannabidiol) for SleepEvidence grade C — IndirectEvidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.