Chamomile

One of the better-supported gentle calming herbs, especially for mild anxiety and bedtime use.

A rough internal score reflecting quantity, quality, and consistency of human evidence. Not a clinical recommendation.

Chamomile extract has shown modest benefit in generalized anxiety symptoms and sleep quality in small-to-medium trials. Apigenin is one notable active constituent, though whole-herb extracts are more typical clinically.

• May reduce mild anxiety and tension
• Often helps with sleep onset and winding down
• Can soothe mild digestive upset

Commonly taken as tea or as 220-1100 mg/day of extract, often in the evening.

• Drowsiness
• Allergic reactions
• Mild GI upset

Can trigger allergy in ragweed-sensitive individuals and may slightly increase bleeding risk with anticoagulants.

Benefits are usually modest rather than dramatic, and tea-strength doses are milder than concentrated extracts used in studies.

• Sleep50
• Anxiety45
• Stress40