Saffron for sleep: C → C
Source correction by Claude (b2 garbage-source correction): replaced an off-topic search-fallback source (published before the pump's topicality gate existed) with a real, on-topic paper (PMID 36141931, "Crocus Sativus for Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis."). Verdict/grade unchanged; only the provenance was wrong.
What triggered this change
Crocus Sativus for Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Read: Substrate breakdown · PubMed.
What we said before vs now
Before
Grade C
After
Grade C
small RCTs suggest improved sleep quality
What this does not change
- Interaction profile for Saffron — unchanged unless there is a separate severity change.
- Dose guidance — unchanged unless the new evidence altered the studied dose range.
- Safety recommendations — unchanged unless a safety event is recorded separately.
Reviewer & methodology
Reviewed and signed by Substrate editorial (Independent research collective) on . Methodology v1.
See also
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Plain-text citation
Substrate. Saffron for sleep: C → C. https://evidencebased.info/changes/2026-07-16-saffron-sleep-c-to-c. Updated 2026-07-16.
BibTeX
@misc{substrate_0716saffronsleepctoc,
author = {Substrate editorial},
title = {Saffron for sleep: C → C},
year = {2026},
url = {https://evidencebased.info/changes/2026-07-16-saffron-sleep-c-to-c},
note = {evidencebased.info}
}