Cyracos® Efficacious

GARDONNE, FranceLemon balm extract (as Cyracos®, from Berkem, www.berkem.com, demonstrated efficacy in reducing anxiety, anxiety-associated symptoms and insomnia in an unpublished, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.

Thirty patients showing symptoms of anxiety and suffering from sleep disturbances were given 600 mg/d of Cyracos for 15 consecutive days. The researchers focused on 19 parameters that were grouped into three families: signs of anxiety (agitation, nervous tension, etc.), associated symptoms (emotional instability, mental confusion, etc.) and insomnia.

Results from the study revealed a significant decrease of stress after only 15 days of taking Cyracosincluding a 49-percent reduction in the state of anxiety, a 72-percent reduction of anxiety associated symptoms, and a 39-percent decrease of insomnia (with a particular effect on the drowsiness phase).