Saffron, Passionflower, Valerian and Sage for Mental Health

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 2013 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Psychiatric Clinics of North America, volume 36, pages 85-91 (issn: 0193-953X,

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Authors: Amirhossein, Modabbernia; Shahin, Akhondzadeh;

doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2012.12.007

pmid: 23538079

Saffron, Passionflower, Valerian and Sage for Mental Health

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Abstract

Many cultures have developed folk herbal remedies to treat symptoms of mental illness. An evidence-based view is now being developed for some of these so-called alternative herbal treatments. This article discusses clinically relevant scientific information on medicinal extracts of 4 herbs: saffron, passionflower, valerian, and sage.

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Roozbeh Hospital
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Keywords

Valerian, Passiflora, Plant Extracts, Mental Disorders, Humans, Crocus, Salvia officinalis, Phytotherapy

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