Science Library
The Science Behind Our 8 Ingredients
Explore what each ingredient is, what researchers have studied, and how the findings relate to the amount in Essence of Night™.
Ingredient research helps explain our formulation choices. It does not establish the effects of the finished eight-ingredient formula.
Amounts shown are per two-capsule serving, listed from highest to lowest. A higher amount does not mean stronger evidence.
Ashwagandha for Stress and Sleep: What KSM-66® Studies Show
Explore two controlled human studies, the outcomes that improved, and how the research relates to our 600 mg serving.
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Lemon Balm for Calm and Sleep: What the Cyracos® Research Tells Us
Meet Melissa officinalis and understand what a small Cyracos® study can, and cannot, tell us about calm and sleep.
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L-Theanine: The Tea Amino Acid Studied for Calm and Sleep
Meet the amino acid naturally found in tea, explore two human trials, and learn why a relaxation finding is different from a sleep result.
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Organic Reishi: Tradition, Extract Quality, and the Evidence
Meet the mushroom, explore early research, and understand the difference between organic sourcing and clinical evidence.
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GABA and Sleep: What Human Research Shows and What Remains Unclear
Explore a small human trial at 75 mg, the sleep measures that changed, and the important questions the study could not settle.
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Saffron for Mood and Sleep: The Evidence Behind Affron®
Examine research on mood and sleep, including a recent trial in women whose mood improved while sleep-disturbance scores did not.
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Zinc and Sleep: What This Essential Mineral Really Does
Understand zinc’s everyday nutritional role, the sleep studies, and what 11 mg does, and does not, establish.
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Vitamin B6 as P-5-P: Its Role in Neurotransmitter Synthesis
Explore P-5-P, vitamin B6’s contribution to neurotransmitter synthesis, and the limits of high-dose research.
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.