Effects of herbal mixture with Cyperus rotundus L. on blood pressure, norepinephrine, cortisol and psychological variables in healthy medical students under examination

Lee MS^1,2, Park KW³, Kim HJ⁴, Moon SR^1,5

¹Center for Integrative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, Iksan, Korea

²Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea

³Herbogene, Co., Korea

⁴Department of Family Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Korea

⁵Department of Radiation Oncology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Korea

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of herbal mixture with Cyperus rotundus L. on stress-related physiological and psychological variables in healthy medical students under exam stress

Methods

Sixty healthy young medical students under examination stress were recruited and randomly assigned into two experimental and placebo control group.

Results

Herbal mixture with C. rotundus stabilised the blood pressure, reduced the level of norepinephrine and cortisol, and reduced the negative psychological variables like anxiety and depression compared with other groups.

Conclusion

These preliminary results show the herbal mixture with C. rotundus reduces stress-related physiological and psychological symptoms.

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