# Preliminary examination of the efficacy and safety of a standardized chamomile extract for chronic primary insomnia: a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study

Zick SM, Wright BD, Sen A, Arnedt JT · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 11:78 · 2011



## Key finding

Chamomile extract showed modest, non-significant improvements in daytime functioning and sleep latency — level-1 design, small effect.



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