L Theanine clinical brief
L Theanine
Dossier liveACognitive
Evidence strength
High confidence
4 meta-analyses - 73 RCTs - 107 tracked studies
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What it is for
Acute stress response / anxiolytic
The clearest current human use case based on dose, outcomes, and clinical coverage.
What moves
Highest-signal biomarkers
hs-CRP
Inflammation
Decrease
Grade B
DHEA-S
Hormonal
Decrease
Grade B
AST
Hepatic and liver
Decrease
Grade B
Top caution
Drug interaction
Additive GABAergic potentiation: L-theanine increases GABA synthesis and release via glutamate-to-GABA shunting; co-administration may augment CNS depression, sedation, and psychomotor impairment
Evidence index
82
Promoted product-registry confidence score
Meta-analyses
4
Pooled human evidence
RCTs
73
Randomized clinical trials
Tracked studies
107
Studies currently mapped to this dossier
Preview summary
Clinical opening brief
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L Theanine is a Cognitive with its clearest current use in Acute stress response / anxiolytic.
High confidence human evidence supports the brief, anchored by 107 tracked studies, 4 meta-analyses, 73 RCTs and the most reliable movement in hs-CRP, DHEA-S, AST.
L-theanine generally well-tolerated at standard doses in enriched RCTs Additive GABAergic potentiation: L-theanine increases GABA synthesis and release via glutamate-to-GABA shunting; co-administration may augment CNS depression, sedation, and psychomotor impairment Clinical trials measuring BP and HR as theanine endpoints must include standardized stress induction protocols; resting-state cardiovascular measurements are not valid efficacy endpoints for L-theanine
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