Modern research is emerging to further validate the ancient remedy. Recently, a small, randomized study out of Australia found that those who took jujube seeds nightly for four weeks reported having longer, higher-quality sleep than those who took a placebo.*
Another randomized control trial on healthy adults found that a sleep complex containing jujube improved sleep quality, as well as mood and energy levels, over the course of two weeks.*
Jujube has also been shown to reduce sleep onset—the time it takes to fall asleep—by 10 minutes, on average, compared to a placebo.*
Finally, a 2020 study found that postmenopausal women who consumed jujube seed daily for 21 days also experienced improved sleep quality and fewer sleep disturbances, leading authors to call it a promising herbal remedy for rest.*
While you can’t find this soothing and strengthening fruit in every grocery store in the U.S., most health food shops will stock it. You can either eat jujube plain (it has a sweet, tart flavor), sip it as a sleepytime tea, or reap its benefits in a flavorless supplement, like mbg’s sleep support+.
You’ll find 225 milligrams of jujube fruit extract in every serving of sleep support+, where it’s combined with two other sleep-promoting compounds: magnesium bisglycinate and PharmaGABA®.*
The result is a nightly supplement that starts by helping the mind and body wind down for bed—but doesn’t stop there.*
The research-backed sleep aid is also designed to help people stay asleep through the whole night and reach the deeper sleep stages where most rest and repair happens.* Reviewers note that it’s given them the best sleep they’ve had in years.*
