Table. 2. Table 2

Effect of ashwagandha extract on the onset time to sleep and duration of sleep using the pentobarbital sleep-induction model

Group	Onset time to sleep (latency time, min)	Duration of sleep (min)
Control	53.13±1.62	59.75±1.11
Positive control (diazepam)	25.13±0.48^*	101.88±1.22^*
Ashwagandha extract (low dose)	48.13±0.55^#§	66.88±1.09^#§
Ashwagandha extract (mid-dose)	42.38±0.56^*§†	76.38±1.13^*§‡
Ashwagandha extract (high dose)	35.13±0.35^*§†∥	87.75±1.47^*§†∥

Data are presented as mean±SEM.

*P<0.0001 and ^#P=0.002 compared with control.

^§P<0.0001 compared with positive control.

^†P<0.0001 and ^‡P=0.0003 compared with ashwagandha low dose.

^∥P<0.0001 compared with ashwagandha mid-dose.

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