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Tart Cherry Juice

People mainly take Tart Cherry Juice for sleep. Based on 18 first-hand reports and 8 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #585 of 1,974 overall.

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User score
Mixed
22% positive0% mixed17% negative61% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 56% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
8
meta-analyses
25
RCTs
73
papers

What Tart Cherry Juice does, according to users

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

3 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse

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 Int Soc Sports Nutr · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Effects of dietary supplements on athletic performance in elite soccer players: a systematic review

Conclusion: Finally, the available data does not support yohimbine supplementation or the use of Resurgex Plus® to improve athletic performance in elite soccer players. Still, more well-designed research with elite soccer players is needed to improve support and advice regarding the use of dietary supplements for athletic performance enhancement.

PubMed 37462346 ↗
Nutr Rev · 2024 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Nutritional interventions in treating menopause-related sleep disturbances: a systematic review

Conclusion: Despite the large heterogeneity in the studies and choice of intervention, the majority of the identified studies reported that a nutritional intervention did benefit sleep, and that it is mainly subjective sleep that is improved. More high-quality, adequately powered, randomized controlled trials of the identified nutritional interventions are necessary.

PubMed 37695299 ↗
J Am Coll Nutr · 2020 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Effect of Tart Cherry Concentrate on Endurance Exercise Performance: A Meta-analysis

Conclusion: Standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals were calculated for each study and pooled effects were assessed.Results: Tart cherry concentrate in juice or powdered form, ingested for 7 days to 1.5 hours before exercise performance testing significantly improved endurance exercise performance (SMD: 0.36; 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.64; p = 0.01; I2 = 0%) upon pooling of the ten studies.Conclusions: Tart cherry concentrate has a significant benefit for endurance exercise performance. Key teaching pointsTart cherry concentrate has a significant benefit for endurance exercise performance

PubMed 31986108 ↗
Maturitas · 2019 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
A systematic review of osteoarthritis prevention and management with dietary phytochemicals from foods

Conclusion: High-quality epidemiological studies and controlled trials are therefore required. Nevertheless, exploring dietary phytochemical intake from foods may complement current dietary strategies for the management of osteoarthritis and help in the formulation of more economical and manageable strategies for osteoarthritis.

PubMed 30797528 ↗

Dosage people report

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

before bedas reported
a glassafter dinner or before bed

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

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

“there’s always the classics; sleep better, drink more water, manage stress, high protein, tart cherry juice, ice and heat.”
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“Maybe a gaba supplement, tart cherry juice you get it folks throw it at me!”
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“tart cherry juice, all nighter hoping I will sleep through the entire night reseting my body clock”
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“I've tried tart cherry juice, seemed to help a little.”
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“Tart cherry juice”
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Top discussions (5)

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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate