Summary:
Valerian is one of the best-researched sleep aids, second only to melatonin, yet how it influences sleep on a neural level is still uncertain. Moreover, like St. John’s Wort, it interacts with the enzyme CYP3A4 and so with many drugs, both psychoactive and otherwise.
Dosage:
450mg
Time of Day:
30-60 mins before bed
Notes:
Capsules likely more effective than infusions due to consistent dosing.
Take a capsule or prepare an infusion 30–60 minutes before bed. While infusions are difficult to dose due to variations in steeping, look for capsules that contain 450 mg of a valerian extract standardised for 0.8–1% valerenic acids.