Synthetic Melatonin and/or Phytomelatonin Contents in Different Commercial Phytotherapeutic Supplements

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In these times and with the pace of life we have developed, many people need help falling asleep due to poor sleep hygiene, among other reasons. Thus, in mild cases, it is recommended to use natural therapies, such as phytotherapy, avoiding in the first instance the use of drugs. Melatonin is considered a versatile molecule widely used today. It is included as a main ingredient in dietary supplements that are, in some cases, accompanied by medicinal plants as botanical mix, generating beneficial products for sleep disorders among other conditions. The dietary phytotherapeutic supplements evaluated in this work contain various concentrations of melatonin and other products, resulting in different effects on sleep therapy. The aim of this work is to reveal the quantitative differences that exist between the melatonin contents labeled in the products and those analyzed. The degradation rate of this hormone at three years in the phytotherapeutic supplements is also studied, in order to re-evaluate the expiration dates of these products. As conclusion, the mixture between synthetic melatonin and different botanical mix is very common in the supplements studied here and aimed at improving sleep. However, the most natural thing would be to be able to use only plants with sufficient phytomelatonin content to eliminate the inclusion of chemically synthesized melatonin in the preparations. We propose the use of a particular raw plant material with excellent characteristics for this purpose.

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