Evidence brief · Supplement
Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) for Sleep quality
Evidence grade C — Often in formulas
- 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.
- Sleep qualityEvidence grade C
Often in formulas
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Sleep quality (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For sleep quality, Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) earns evidence grade C (small effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Often in formulas
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.
- Ziziphus (Jujube / Suanzaoren) for AnxietyEvidence grade C — TraditionalEvidence grade C
- Passionflower for AnxietyEvidence grade C — Small trialsEvidence grade C
- Passionflower for Sleep qualityEvidence grade C — ModestEvidence grade C
- CBD (Cannabidiol) for AnxietyEvidence grade B — Higher dosesEvidence grade B
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.