Cortisol

Nutrients connected to Cortisol

A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.

• AshwagandhaPreliminary or mixed

  A meta-analysis of 9 trials found lower serum cortisol than placebo. Cortisol is a lab marker and not proof that people feel or function better.

• Tongkat aliPreliminary or mixed

  Salivary cortisol was 16% lower in one 4-week trial; not independently confirmed.

• Holy basil (tulsi)Preliminary or mixed

  In one trial hair and saliva cortisol were lower than with placebo. A lab marker is not the same as feeling better.

• Magnolia barkPreliminary or mixed

  One 4-week trial of a magnolia and phellodendron blend found lower saliva cortisol; another 6-week trial found no significant change.

• PhellodendronPreliminary or mixed

  Saliva cortisol fell 18% with the blend in one 56-person trial, but changed no more than placebo in two pilots.

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