1. Group 3 Kelly Lyons, Alex Ballo, Ashley Creel, Greg Herot, Ben Lefkovits, Teri Mercurio, Sandra Robinson

2. Valerian Different parts of the plant is used: Root Oil extracts Juices

3. Valerian Root: Medicinal Uses Anxiety Tremors Panic Palpitations Sweating Insomnia Relaxes muscles Relieves menstrual pain Remedy for high blood pressure Muscle spasms Colic IBS Asthma Epilepsy

4. Interesting Uses Dried root is used similarly as catnip Used in bathes to calm muscles Used as soap perfumery

5. Different Forms of the Root Tincture Tablet Soft gel Liquid Dried herb/ tea Capsule Oil Juices

6. Dosages of Forms All are recommended to be taken ½ hour to 1 hour before bed Capsules containing whole ground root 400 mg Aqueous extract of dried valerian in capsule 400 mg Dried root in teas 1 tsp per cup Tinctures or liquid extracts 3 ml per dose

7. Methods College students aged 21-22 Recorded 7 days of baseline sleeping patterns Recorded 7 days of supplement sleeping patterns Took pills 1 hour before sleep Single-blinded study

8. Have trouble falling asleep Bad Good

9. Wake up during the night and have difficulty getting back to sleep Bad Good

10. Wake up too early in the morning and unable to get back to sleep Bad Good

11. Get enough sleep Bad Good

12. Sleep restfully Bad Good

13. Need an alarm to wake up Bad Good

14. Wake feeling rested Bad Good

15. Feel excessively sleepy during the day Bad Good

16. Feel “mentally” awake during the day Bad Good

17. Feel “physically” awake during the day Bad Good

18. Group Results Bad Good

19. Variables affecting results Drugs/ alcohol Physical activity Time to sleep (eg: 3 am) Ability to predict regular sleep time (eg: take supplement 1-2 hrs before bed, but when did you really fall asleep?) Weekend/ late classes Individuals different sleep patterns

20. Conclusions Variations in both directions, but not conclusive Most subjects had dreams and felt like they were in REM state Some felt they didn’t receive results anticipated We thought we had the placebo or the supplement didn’t work

21. Color pill? Blue!