Medical Condition Unspecified Acute Reaction To Stress

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 308.9 - unspecified acute reaction to stress

Active Ingredients used for Unspecified Acute Reaction To Stress:

Black Tea, Kava

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
black tea (camellia sinensis)	based on early research, black tea may reduce stress and help patients feel more relaxed. more research is needed to confirm these findings. it should be noted that high doses of caffeine have been linked to anxiety.	c
kava (piper methysticum g. forst)	early study results suggest that kava and valerian may be beneficial to health by reducing the body's reactions during stressful situations and stress induced insomnia. further research is needed to confirm these results.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.