Apocynum venetum
Luobuma, the dogbane leaf brewed as tea across northern China — it lowers the cortisol that keeps the mind awake, and sleep arrives deeper and longer.
What the evidence shows
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Eases the cortisol load of a strained day and settles the brain into deeper, longer sleep.
Luobuma, the leaf northwest China brews as tea, eases the load on the stress response (HPA axis). In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 476 adults seeking relief from stress, perceived stress and sleep disturbance improved significantly faster than on placebo over six weeks, and those on the leaf were significantly more likely to reach a clinically meaningful drop in stress.
Where it appears
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- Ecstatic (Nervous System Stand-Down)
- Hypnotic Sleep (Slow-Wave Architecture)
- Rewire (Total Brain Reset)