Ingredients
5-HTP
5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), also known as oxitriptan (INN) is a natural amino acid and chemical precursor and intermediate in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin and melatonin from tryptophan. The psychoactive action of 5-HTP is derived from its effect on the production of serotonin in the central nervous system, specifically the 5-HTP increases serotonin production. Therefore, it has been used to treat diseases such as depression, for which lack of serotonin is thought to be a major factor.
Melatonin
Melatonin or N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine is a hormone found in higher animals and some algae in concentrations that vary according to day / night cycle. Melatonin is synthesized from the neurotransmitter serotonin. It occurs mainly in the pineal gland and is involved in a variety of cellular processes, neuroendocrine and neurophysiological. One of the most striking features about the pineal melatonin biosynthesis is its variability along the 24-hour cycle, and precise response to changes in ambient lighting. Therefore, the neurohormone melatonin is considered a relevant function in the circadian physiology. Melatonin affects the immune system, AIDS, cancer, aging, cardiovascular disease, changes in daily rhythms, sleep, psychiatric conditions.
Valerian Root
Valeriana officinalis, commonly called common valerian, valerian or valerian for medicinal chemists' shops, is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the family Valerianaceae. In pharmacology and herbal medicine are used underground organs (rhizomes, roots and stolons) or ordinarily phyto-extracts. This is one of the major drugs for the nervous equilibrium. It is widely used as a sedative and in hysteria, neurasthenic manifestations (insomnia, neurosis, abdominal cramps (colic), hyperexcitability, etc.).
Gamma Amino Butyric Acid
Gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA is secreted by cells of the spinal cord GABA, also called interneurons, likewise there are GABA neurons in the cerebellum, basal ganglia and many areas of the cerebral cortex. Its main function is to be the main cerebral inhibitory neurotransmitter.
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