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Stress & Anxiety

44 supplements analyzed and ranked by clinical evidence.

Supplements44

Supplement Evidence

Main Effects
Alcohol

↓ anxious stress; +10–29%

↓ withdrawal/craving; fewer anxious days

Strong
232258
GABA

Anxiety↓ stress†

Sleep/attention↓ anxiety

Cortisol/HR↓ stress

Strong
15198
Nicotine

Craving↓; anxiety↓

Stress/anxiety↑; craving↑

Strong
286215
Lavender

Anxiety↓ cortisol↓

Sleep/stress↓ 5-10

Mood/agitation↓

Strong
30311
Melatonin

Anxiety, cortisol ↓

Sleep, stress ↓

Strong
6547
Cannabidiol

Anxiety ↓, stress ↓

Cue-craving ↓, anxiety ↓

Strong
2019
Tryptophan

Anxiety ↑; Trp ↓

Stress hormones ↑; mood ↓

Panic/anxiety ↑; Trp ↓

Strong
41313
Marijuana

Lower anxiety/stress

Reduced withdrawal anxiety

THC anxiogenic; CBD anxiolytic

Strong
117514
St. John's Wort

Depression ↓, anxiety ↓

Anxiety/somatic ↓

Response +20%, HAMD −11

Strong
9711
Chamomile

Anxiety ↓ 5.2

Depression/stress ↓

Wellbeing/sleep ↑

Strong
7817
Lemon Balm

↓ Anxiety/Stress

↓4‑herb, −1.19 d

↓ Depression/Anxiety

Strong
20011
Valerian

Stress/anxiety ↓

Sleep ↑, anxiety ↓

Moderate
367
Saffron

Stress/anxiety ↓ p<0.04

Depression/anxiety ↓ p<0.001

Moderate
10718
Ashwagandha

Stress/anxiety ↓ PSS

Anxiety ↓ HAM-A −41%

Moderate
5018
Passion Flower

Anxiety ↓; cortisol ns

Sleep time +23 min

Moderate
207
L-Theanine

Anxiety, sAA ↓

BP stress response ↓

Cortisol, anxiety ↓

Moderate
399
Kava

Anxiety ↓, remission +20%

Sleep/well-being improved

Mood/anxiety ↓ (d=2.24)

Moderate
476
Glycine

Anxiety/stress −2.4

Depression/suicide

Moderate
91317
Theanine

Anxiety↓; sAA↓

Stress markers↓; BP↓

Anxiety↓; HR↓

Moderate
3915
Rhodiola Rosea

Anxiety/stress ↓

Stress markers ↓

Moderate
3715
Hops

Anxiety/stress ↓

Sleep/time ↑

Moderate
489
Bacopa Monnieri

Stress/anxiety ↓, HR ↓

Cortisol ↓, mood ↑

Moderate
1311
Ginseng

Stress/anxiety ↓ PSS, VAS-A

Cortisol↓ HRV↑, anxiety↓

Moderate
27118
Phosphatidylserine

Cortisol/stress ↓

Mood/fatigue ↓

HOMA‑IR −1.1

Moderate
5811
Clary Sage

Pain relief −2.5

Lower BP, breathing

Moderate
47
Phenibut

Anxiety relief 79%

Fatigue/sleep improvement

Moderate
47
Eleuthero

Burnout/anxiety ↓

Stress response ↓

Mood & burnout

Weak
2011
Skullcap

Anxiety ↓; mood/sleep ↑

Anxiety ↓; sleep ↑

Weak
2511
Hawthorn

Anxiety↓ −5%

Stress markers↓

Sleep +27 min

Weak
16016
Baikal Skullcap

Anxiety −2.07; sleep +27m

Depression/anxiety improved modestly

Weak
157
Apigenin

Migraine symptoms down

Menopausal psychological -3.74

Weak
73
Inositol

Panic/OCD symptoms reduced

Mood/anxiety improved

Weak
27017
Jujube

Sleep/mood ↓ stress

Stress score -5.8

Weak
1813
Magnolia Bark

Insomnia, anxiety, mood improved

No % reported

Weak
67
Cnidium Monnieri

Mood/anxiety −51%

Blues −16.4%

Weak
12
Rosemary

Anxiety down significantly

Pre-op anxiety -P=0.001

Weak
7715
Panax Ginseng

Stress hormones ↓

HRV/feelings improved

Weak
21518
Neem

Pain ↓ 2.9–4.9

No inflammation change

Weak
1913
Black Cohosh

Less stress, lower anxiety

Improved symptoms, less bleeding

Weak
478
Jiaogulan

Trait anxiety ↓16.8%

Total anxiety ↓17.8%

Weak
88
Devil's Claw

Lower pain, stiffness

Higher pain threshold

Weak
29
Ornithine

↓ cortisol/DHEA-S, better sleep

↓ anger-hostility

Weak
11514
Celery Seed

Anxiety/depression ↓ -6.78/-3.63

Blood pressure ↓

Weak
86
Lion's Mane

Stress ↓ −9.5

Speed ↑ 6.7%

Weak
25