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        <journal-title>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Materia Novum</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2583-4398</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">MNH160006</article-id>
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        <article-title>To Study The Efficacy Of Passiflora Incarnata Mother Tincture In Casesof  Insomnia, A Placebo Controlled Cross Over Trial</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Motiwala</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Pooja</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">MNH</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-04">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>04</day>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>6</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <elocation-id>21</elocation-id>
      <abstract>
        <p>:Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to 
stay asleep, or cause one to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. One may still feel tired 
when they wake up. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work 
performance and quality of life.How much sleep is enough varies from person to person, but most adults 
need seven to eight hours a night.At some point, many adults experience short-term (acute) insomnia, 
which lasts for days or weeks. It&apos;s usually the result of stress or a traumatic event. But some people have 
long-term (chronic) insomnia that lasts for a month or more. Insomnia may be the primary problem, or it 
may be associated with other medical conditions or medications.Even though adults need at least seven 
hours of sleep per night, about 35% of people get less than that. Age appears to be linked to lack of sleep, 
with 37% of people age 20–39 reporting low sleep duration and 40% of people age 40–59 getting too 
little sleep.  Homoeopathy while treating insomnia evaluates a person&apos;s unique, presenting symptoms, 
since no two individuals with sleep problems display the same symptoms. It also addresses one’s sleep 
problems effectively, by way of a customised, tailor-made approach to treatment. Homoeopathy aims to 
induce natural sleep, gently. Homeopathic medicines for insomnia [sleeplessness], or sleep loss, are safe, 
non-habit-forming and effective. They endeavour to treat the individual’s temperament and nature, not 
just sleeplessness alone — although this is a significant part of the entire treatment process. This cross 
over study aimed to see how efficiently Passiflora incarnata Q works in managing the cases of Insomnia. 
Methodology: An attempt was made to understand the role of Passiflora incarnata Q in Insomnia on the 
basis of Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. In this study 30 patients were enrolled, having symptoms of 
Insomnia. The mental state and age factor was also considered to understand the precipitating, exciting 
or maintaining factors for Insomnia. The PSQI scoring was calculated before and after treatment for 
assessment of the result. 
Result: After the study of 30 cases, it was found that Passiflora incarnata Q was significantly superior to 
placebo in relieving the symptoms of insomnia patients, but showed no significant improvement in cases 
which were chronic in nature. 
Conclusion: The findings are encouraging with some points to be taken into consideration and can open 
avenues for further studies to draw evidence on Insomnia and mental states and age factor of individuals.</p>
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        <kwd>Insomnia</kwd>
        <kwd>Passiflora incarnata Q</kwd>
        <kwd>Cross over study</kwd>
        <kwd>Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index.</kwd>
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