# Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag

Herxheimer A, Petrie KJ · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2):CD001520 · 2002



## Key finding

Melatonin is remarkably effective for jet lag when taken close to target bedtime — the use case Galpin endorses.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Melatonin+for+the+prevention+and+treatment+of+jet+lag)

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