Relieves anxiety and promotes optimal sleep

Somicare is a food supplement based on plant extracts that help you fall asleep and reduce stress.

Valerian and lemon balm help

• To fall asleep

Eschscholzia contributes to

• To an optimal relaxation

Melilot, Linden and Passionflower reinforce the benefits of the product.

Some phytonutrients containing flavonoids (iridoids, alkaloids, etc.) have a mildly hypnotic and anxiolytic sedative action. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recognises the benefits of valerian on mild nervous tension, stress and sleep disorders[1]. Valerian and lemon balm support the body in cases of insomnia and anxiety [2-3]. 

A combination of plants known for their relaxing and soothing effects  

According to numerous studies and the EMA[4], eschscholzia extract, containing active ingredients such as californidin and protopin, can be used as an alternative to the sedative and anxiolytic action of sleeping pills[5-6].eschscholzia inhibits dopamine-B-hydroxylase, an enzyme that allows the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine[7], which is known to increase anxiety. This plant also inhibits alpha-2-adrenergic receptors[8], which are involved in increasing anxiety. Sweet Clover aids digestion and promotes peripheral tissue perfusion.

The aerial parts of Passionflower[9] and Linden flowers[10] reinforce this soothing synergy by promoting GABAergic circuits.

Nutritional information

*AR Reference intake

STUDIES

[1] EMA (2010) Résumé public du rapport d’évaluation du comité des médicaments à base de plantes (HMPC) : racine de valériane; 

[2] Mineo L1, Concerto C, Patel D, Mayorga T, Paula M, Chusid E, Aguglia E, Battaglia F. ; L’extrait de racine de Valeriana officinalis module les circuits d’excitation corticale chez l’homme; Neuropsychobiology. 2017;75(1):46-51. doi: 10.1159/000480053. Epub 2017 Oct 17. 

[3]Haybar H, Javid AZ, Haghighizadeh MH, Valizadeh E, Mohaghegh SM, Mohammadzadeh A; Les effets de la supplémentation en Melissa officinalis sur la dépression, l’anxiété, le stress et les troubles du sommeil.; Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Aug;26:47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2018.04.015. Epub 2018 May 19; 

[4] Parties aériennes d'eschscholtzia (Eschscholzia californica Cham.), European medicines agency, 10 juillet 2015 EMA/HMPC/334023/2015; 

[5] Alain Rolland et al. "Effets comportementaux de la plante traditionnelle américaine Eschscholzia californica : Propriétés sédatives et anxiolytiques", Planta Med 1991; 57(3): 212-216; 

[6] A Rolland et al. "Effets neurophysiologiques d'un extrait d'Eschscholzia californica Cham. (Papavéracées) Phytother Res. 2001 Aug;15(5):377-81; 

[7] E Kleber et al. "Modulation des réactions clés du métabolisme des catécholamines par des extraits d'Eschscholtzia californica" Arzneimittelforschung. 1995 Feb;45(2):127-31; 

[8] Stefan Gafner et al. "Alcaloïdes d'Eschscholzia californica et leur capacité à inhiber la liaison de la [3H]8-Hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)tetralin aux récepteurs 5-HT1A in Vitro" J Nat Prod. 2006 Mar;69(3):432-5 

[9] Gazola AC et al. "L’activité sédative des flavonoïdes de Passiflora incarnata passe par la voie GABAergique", Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 Apr;100:388-393. 

[10] Allio A, et al; "Les extraits de bourgeons de Tilia tomentosa et cordata inhibent le tir neuronal hippocampique par l'activation des récepteurs GABA", J Ethnopharmacol. 2015;172:288-96.