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News Release October 23, 2013 Valerian Sleep Supplements Vary Widely in Key Compounds and Two Fail Tests for Lead Contamination White Plains, New York October 23, 2013 Valerian root powders and extracts are popular herbal sleep aids and may have anti-anxiety effects, but few products on the market provide the amounts of compounds typically used in clinical trials, and some are contaminated with lead,
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It acts by reversibly inhibiting pancreatic lipase enzyme, thus preventing the hydrolyzation and absorption of dietary fat by approximately 30%, and thereby decreasing the caloric intake of obese patients [32]