Alvizia Health Care - Advantage of taking Melatonin

What is Melatonin & its Uses?

Melatonin is a hormone which is also knows as N-acetyl-5-methoxy tryptamine.
This hormone is produced from the pineal gland, a pea sized gland found slightly above the middle part of the brain.
It is used to help the body to know the sleeping and waking time.
During night time, the secretion of melatonin will be high.
It inhibits melanin which is to regulate the reproductive cycle.

These supplements are used by people who are suffering from insomnia due to the low level of melatonin secretion in the body.

It is available in the form of pill made in two ways such as natural and synthetic. The natural pill is produced from pineal gland of animals and it is not recommended as it may be virus contamination.
Synthetic (manmade) pill can be placed in cheek or under the tongue, is for easy absorption by the body. It is also available as cream and chewable tablets.
It is primarily used to treat sleeping disorders.
It is also used to cure delayed sleep, insomnia and jet lag.

Sleeping disorders: Taking melatonin by mouth can improve sleepiness in blind people.
Delayed sleep phase syndrome: It helps to decrease the time which is needed to fall asleep in adult and children.
Sleep-wake cycle disturbances: It is used to treat this kind of problems in people with autism, intellectual disabilities and central nervous system disorders. It is used in Rapid eye movement (REM).
Insomnia: It is used to shorten the time to fall sleep but reported only for 12 minutes.
High blood pressure: It is used to lower the blood pressure in people when it is taken before bedtime.
Jetlag: It is used to treat symptoms such as tiredness and sleepiness in daytime.
Tumours: High dose used in chemotherapy, reduce the tumour cell's size and increase the survival rate.
Thrombocytopenia: It can increase the platelet count in order with cancer or other disorders.
Sunburn: Skin can be prevented from sunburn when melatonin is applied.
Anxiety: It is used to reduce anxiety before surgery like midazolam.
Jaw pain: Taking melatonin before bedtime can reduce the jaw pain about 44% in women.

Mostly, people don't suffer from any side effects while taking this supplement.Some rare and common side effects are

Though the melatonin supplements don't have many side effects, it is considered to have interactions with other drugs. Such drugs are