Phytotherapy and psychiatry: Bibliometric study of the scientific literature from the last 20 years

García-García, Pilar; López-Muñoz, Francisco; Rubio, Gabriel; Martín-Águeda, Belén; Álamo, Cecilio

doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2008.04.014

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“…Several traditional herbs including passion flower, valerian root and kava have been utilized for centuries as remedies to assist in mind calmness and mood enhancement (Lakhan & Viera 2010). Furthermore, numerous studies have attempted to identify the efficacy and safety of utilizing alternative medicines in treating psychological problems specifically mental health such as anxiety disorder (Garcia-Garcia et al 2008; Kinrys et al 2009;Saeed et al 2007). The usage of herbal and other natural remedies for the management and treatment of psychological conditions is timely due to the rising cost of prescription medications and their potential unwanted side effects to the patients.…”

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Mood, Cognitive Function and Quality of Life Improvements in Middle Aged Women Following Supplementation with Polygonum minus Extract

Yahya¹,

Shahar²,

Ismail

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Mood, Cognitive Function and Quality of Life Improvements in Middle Aged Women Following Supplementation with Polygonum minus Extract

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Ismail

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“…have shown that nourished animals with basil extracts had showed elevated level of testosterone and increased sexual desire as more sexual intercourse episodes. Mood disorders have been treated with botanical medicines since antiquity, while modern research on herbal medicine in psychiatry, although, still in its infancy, has increased in recent years with a 50% increase in the literature (Garcia-Garcia et al, 2008). Several herbal medicine revealed on array of pre-clinical antidepressant activity.…”

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Antidepressant-like activities of Ocimum basilicum (sweet Basil) in the forced swimming test of rats exposed to electromagnetic field (EMF)

Abdoly¹

2012

Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.

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Medicinal use of basil, Ocimum basilicum, dates back to ancient times in Iran, China and India. In this study, we aimed to experiment on the antioxidative property of a herbal source (sweet basil) to protect central nervous system against oxidative damages of electromagnetic field (EMF) and it's affective sequences. We used forced swimming test to evaluate antidepressant effect of basil extract in 30 albino male Wistar rats that had been exposed to 50 Hz, EMF for 8 weeks. At the end of 8th week, rats which have been feed with basil extract (1.5 g/kg body weight), showed decrease in immobility score (P < 0.001) and increase in swimming (P < 0.001), but not in climbing scores significantly in comparison with control group. Basil extract can act as serotoninergic antidepressants medicine to decrease depression presentation in exposed subjects to EMF.

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“…Therefore, the search for regularly eaten foods with an antidepressant activity seems to be an essential approach to finding an effective antidepressant treatment without side effects. Recently, new research indicated that using of medicinal plants has increased in psychiatry [10]. In Iranian and other traditional medicines, an antidepressant effect has been indicated for some medicinal plants.…”

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Phyto-Pharmacological Effect of Nine Medicinal Plants as a Traditional Treatment on Depression

Bakhshaei¹

2017

J Appl Pharm

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Anxiety, stress and depression are characterized by widespread and highly comorbid psychiatric conditions in the world that are defined as a negative emotional experience and are associated with biochemical, cognitive, behavioural and psychological changes. Herbal medicine has been widely used among suffering and anxiety disorders since ancient times. The modern pharmacological therapy is costly and associated with multiple side effects resulting in patient non-compliance. Thus there is a need to explore alternative therapies particularly from herbal sources as these are cost effective and possess minimal side effects. This review investigates the available studies on the pharmacological effects of some medicinal plants on depression. The studied plants include: Melissa officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Viola odorata, Echium amoneum, Valeriana officinalis, Aloysia triphylla, Citrus aurantium and Salix aegyptica. The present article is a comprehensive review of the pharmacological properties, especially anti-depressants, anti-anxiety of nine medicinal plants that could be useful for clinical studies to produce an herbal product which use treat depression.

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Phytotherapy and psychiatry: Bibliometric study of the scientific literature from the last 20 years

Cited by 38 publications

References 20 publications

Mood, Cognitive Function and Quality of Life Improvements in Middle Aged Women Following Supplementation with Polygonum minus Extract

Mood, Cognitive Function and Quality of Life Improvements in Middle Aged Women Following Supplementation with Polygonum minus Extract

Antidepressant-like activities of Ocimum basilicum (sweet Basil) in the forced swimming test of rats exposed to electromagnetic field (EMF)

Phyto-Pharmacological Effect of Nine Medicinal Plants as a Traditional Treatment on Depression

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