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Wannan Ganyen Kasuwa Ya Inganta Ƙwaƙwalwa, Damuwa da Barci

Nova Chen · · 5 min read

Wannan Ganyen Kasuwa Ya Inganta Ƙwaƙwalwa, Damuwa da Barci

Wani ganye mai arha daga sashen kayan miya ya nuna cewa yana iya inganta ƙwaƙwalwa, rage damuwa, da inganta barci a cikin wata guda. Wannan shi ne taken wani gwaji mai zaman kansa, ba tare da sanin wanda ke karɓar maganin ba, da aka gudanar a tsakanin ɗaliban jami’a. Duk da haka, binciken yana da iyakoki masu tsanani, don haka ku karanta sharuddan da ke ƙasa kafin ku fara amfani da rosemary a matsayin ƙari.

Menene Gwajin Ya Kunshi?

Masana daga Jami'ar Kerman a Iran sun gudanar da gwaji mai zaman kansa, ba tare da sanin wanda ke karɓar magani ba (double‑blind), wanda aka wallafa a Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice a shekarar 2018. Mawallafi na farko shi ne Nematolahi, tare da Mehrabani, Karami‑Mohajeri, da Dabaghzadeh.

Tsarin gwajin

  • Masu halarta: ɗalibai 68 na jami’a
  • Kayan gwaji: 500 mg na rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) a kowace safiya da maraice, jimillar gram 1 a rana, a cikin kwayar garin busasshen ganyen da aka nika
  • Rukunin placebo: ƙwaya irin ta gaba, amma ba ta ƙunshi rosemary ba, a irin wannan jadawalin
  • Tsawon lokacin gwaji: wata ɗaya
  • Hanyoyin auna sakamako: an yi a farkon gwaji da bayan wata ɗaya, ta amfani da tambayoyi uku
    • Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ)
    • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
    • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI)

PRMQ na auna nau’ukan ƙwaƙwalwa guda biyu. Memory na gaba (prospective) yana nufin tunawa da abubuwan da za a yi a gaba kamar taro ko shirin karatu; memory na baya (retrospective) kuma yana nufin tunawa da abubuwan da suka faru a da. Waɗannan su ne fannoni da ɗalibai suka fi fuskantar mantuwa, damuwa, da rashin barci.

Abin Da Gwajin Ya Gano

Bayan wata ɗaya, kusan dukkan ma’auni sun nuna ɗan bambanci mai ma’ana tsakanin ƙungiyar rosemary da ta placebo. A cikin tambayoyin, ƙarancin maki (wato “ƙasaƙe”) na nufin inganci, don haka raven gwajin ya nuna ribar:

  • Memory na gaba
  • Memory na baya
  • Damuwa
  • Baƙin ciki
  • Ingancin barci gaba ɗaya (da yawancin sassan sa)

Abubuwan da ba su canza ba su ne lokacin fara barci (sleep latency) da tsawon lokacin barci (sleep duration) a cikin PSQI. Rosemary ba ta yi tasiri sosai a kan yawan lokacin da mutum ke ɗauka kafin ya shiga barci ko a kan tsawon barcin da ake samu ba. Wasu sassan ingancin barci (kamar ingancin darajar barci) sun yi ƙaruwa, amma takaitaccen binciken ba ya fayyace wanne sashi ne ya fi tasiri.

Takaitaccen rahoton ba ya bayar da effect size ko canjin ainihin maki, don haka ba mu da tabbacin ko bambance‑bambancen sun isa su zama abin gani a rayuwar yau da kullum.

Mawallafa sun kammala da cewa rosemary na iya taimakawa ƙara ƙwaƙwalwa biyu, rage damuwa da baƙin ciki, da inganta ingancin barci a ɗaliban jami’a.

Iyakokin Gwaji – Abu Da Ya Kamata Ka Kula Da Shi

  • Ana auna ta hanyar tambayoyi kawai. Ƙwaƙwalwa, yanayin zuciya, da barci duk an auna su ne ta hanyar amsoshin tambayoyi. Ba a yi gwajin ƙwaƙwalwa na ainihi (misali, gwaji na koyo) ko auna barci da na’ura ba. Sakamakon tambayoyi na iya rinjayar da zato, ko da kuwa an yi amfani da placebo.
  • Wuri guda, ƙungiya guda. Masu halarta ɗalibai ne a jami’a ɗaya a Iran. Sakamakon na iya bambanta a tsakanin manya, mutanen da ke da matsalar ƙwaƙwalwa, ko waɗanda ke fama da damuwa da matsalolin barci.
  • Tsawon lokaci ɗaya kacal. Ba mu da masaniya ko tasirin zai ci gaba, ya ƙare, ko ya ƙaru idan an ci gaba da shan rosemary fiye da wata ɗaya.
  • Ba a tantance sinadaran da ke haifar da tasiri ba. Gwajin ya yi amfani da garin ganyen baki ɗaya. Rosemary na ɗauke da carnosic acid da rosmarinic acid – sinadarai da ake ɗauka suna da antioxidant da neuro‑active hali – amma babu shaida a wannan bincike da ke nuna wanne sinadari ne ke kawo ribar.
  • Bukatun maimaitawa. Mutanen 68 ba su isa su samar da ƙarfi mai yawa ba. Dace ne a yi ƙarin gwaje‑gwaje masu girma da tsari mafi tsauri.

Yadda Ake Amfani Da Rosemary Idan Kana Son Gwaji

  • Kima: gram 1 a rana gaba ɗaya, rabawa 500 mg sau biyu a rana (safiya da maraice).
  • Yanayi: ba a fayyace ko an ci tare da abinci ko a wani lokaci na musamman ba, don haka za a iya sha tare da abinci ko ba tare da ba.
  • Salo: garin busasshen ganyen rosemary da aka nika. Ba a nufin man rosemary ko mai aromatics ba – waɗannan ba su shiga gwajin ba.
  • Tsawon lokaci: gwajin ya ɗauki wata ɗaya. Bayan wannan ba a da tabbacin sakamakon da zai kasance.
  • Bibiyar sakamako: idan kana son gwada, ka rubuta yanayin ƙwaƙwalwa, damuwa, da barci a kowanne mako, sannan ka auna su da tambayoyi makamancin PRMQ, HADS, da PSQI domin samun asali da kuma yanayin canji.

Wa Ya Dace Da Shi, Wa Ya Kamata Ya Guje Shi

Masu iya gwadawa: manya masu lafiya – musamman ɗalibai ko masu buƙatar ƙara ƙarfin tunani – waɗanda ke neman ƙari mai arha kuma ba su da matsala ta ƙwarai da lafiya.

Waɗanda ya kamata su tuntuɓi likita kafin su fara:

  • Matan da ke cikin ciki ko shayarwa (ba a tantance tasirin manyan adadi a cikin wannan rukuni ba).
  • Mutanen da ke shan magungunan rage ƙwayar jini, magungunan ruwan ƙashi, ko wasu magunguna masu hulɗa da ganyen.
  • Masu da aka riga aka gano suna da cutar baƙin ciki, damuwa, ko matsalar barci – rosemary ba zai maye gurbin magungunan likita ba.

Kammalawa

Sakamakon gwajin gaskiya ne amma ba su da ƙarfi sosai a bangaren shaidu. A tsakanin ɗalibai 68, gram 1 na rosemary a rana na wata ɗaya ya fi placebo a kan tambayoyin ƙwaƙwalwa, damuwa, baƙin ciki, da mafi yawan ma’aunin barci, alhalin ba a sami canji a kan lokacin shiga barci ko tsawon barci ba. Ko rosemary na iya zama nootropic na gaske – wato ƙara ƙwaƙwalwa a zahiri – har yanzu ba a tabbatar da hakan ba. Gwajin ya nuna alamar yiwuwar ribar, ba tare da haɗarin ƙarfi ba ga mutanen da suka kasance lafiya, kuma yana buƙatar ƙarin bincike da manyan gwaje‑gwaje masu auna sakamako na ainihi.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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