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Apigenin

People mainly take Apigenin for sleep, anxiety, mood. Based on 104 first-hand reports and 36 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #340 of 1,974 overall.

32
User score
Mostly positive
22% positive5% mixed5% negative68% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 69% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
36
meta-analyses
11
RCTs
7,233
papers

What Apigenin does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

J Ethnopharmacol · 2024 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Therapeutic potential of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of digestive inflammatory cancer transformation: Portulaca oleracea L. as a promising drug

Conclusion: The discovery of the beneficial effects of these natural active compounds in POL supports the idea that POL could be a promising novel candidate for the treatment and prevention of inflammation-related cancers of the digestive system. However, clinical data describing the mode of action of the naturally active compounds of POL are still lacking. In addition, pharmacokinetic data for POL compounds, such as changes in drug dose and absorption rates, cannot be extrapolated from animal models and need to be measured in patients in clinical trials. On the one hand, a systematic meta-analysis of the

PubMed 38447616 ↗
Ren Fail · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Efficacy and potential pharmacological mechanism of Astragalus-Salvia miltiorrhiza combination in diabetic nephropathy: integrating meta-analysis, network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental validation

Conclusion: Through rigorous experimental validation, our study demonstrates AS's significant clinical efficacy in managing DN. Specifically, AS has been shown to enhance renal function, ameliorate renal fibrosis, and positively influence iron metabolism. Despite these promising outcomes, future research with a larger sample size must be conducted to further substantiate these findings.

PubMed 40015687 ↗
Cancer Med · 2024 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Potential therapeutic effects of apigenin for colorectal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that apigenin, through reducing cell viability, inducing growth inhibition, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest, and also by decreasing the tumor size, can be considered as a possible adjuvant agent in the management of colorectal adenocarcinoma. However, further in vivo studies are needed before any efforts to translate the current evidence into clinical studies.

PubMed 39254067 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

dailyas reported
50 mgas reported
30-60 min before bedas reported
before bedas reported
50 mg3-4 nights per week
50 mgdaily

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

liver injury ×1vivid dreams ×1insomnia ×1drowsiness ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“I also eat a lot of parsley (dry, in a smoothie) as I'm hoping that apigenin will inhibit CD38”
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“Here's another video for how to inhibit CD38 with apigenin, quercetin”
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“Apigenin (for cd38 inhibition”
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“Flavonoids like Apigenin (Serotonergic sedative which upregulates GABA)”
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“Apigenin, in Chamomile, once thought to be similar to a benzodiazepine, has actually been found to have GABA-antagonist like effects.”
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