Anti-Stress Effects of Lemon Balm-Containing Foods

Nutrients

Marni Kras¹  Naomi Perry¹  Vanessa Bilog¹  Amy Gibbs¹  Anastasia Ossoukhova¹  Chris Neale¹  Andrew Scholey¹  Claudia Scholz²  Mathias Sass³  Sybille Buchwald-Werner⁴ 

[1] Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne VIC 3122, Australia;Merck Selbstmedikation GmbH, Roesslerstrasse 96, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany;Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG, Rudolf-Wild-Str. 107-115, D-69214 Eppelheim, Heidelberg, Germany;Vital Solutions GmbH, Hausinger Strasse 6, D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany;

关键词: lemon balm;    Melissa officinalis;    stress;    cognitive performance;    functional food;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu6114805

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) has been used historically and contemporarily as a modulator of mood and cognitive function, with anxiolytic effects following administration of capsules, coated tablets and topical application. Following a pilot study with lemon balm extract administered as a water based drink, which confirmed absorption of rosmarinic acid effects on mood and cognitive function, we conducted two similar double-blind,placebo-controlled, crossover studies. These evaluated the mood and cognitive effects of a standardised M. officinalis preparation administered in palatable forms in a beverage and in yoghurt. In each study a cohort of healthy young adults’ self-rated aspects of mood were measured before and after a multi-tasking framework (MTF) administered one hour and three hours following one of four treatments. Both active lemon balm treatments were generally associated with improvements in mood and/or cognitive performance, though there were some behavioral “costs” at other doses and these effects depended to some degree on the delivery matrix.

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