OBJECTIVE: This review examines herbs commonly used for psychiatric symptoms—St.
John's wort, kava, ginkgo biloba, and valerian. METHODS: MEDLINE was searched for …

The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of the world's population relies on herbal
medicine, with the use of herbs in the United States expanding significantly in the past …

Patients' use of alternative and complementary health services has created a need for
physicians to become informed about the current literature regarding these treatments …

A placebo-controlled three way crossover clinical trial was completed using 16 (5 male and
11 female) sleepdisturbed participants (aged 50 to 64 years, mean age 55.9, SD 4.68) …

This paper reports a critical review of 27 herbal medicines and formulas in treating a broad
range of psychiatric disorders (in addition to anxiety and depression), including obsessive …

Phyto-psychopharmacological agents are extracts of plants with stimulating or calming
effects on the central nervous system. Phyto-psycho-pharmacological agents are among the …

Valerian is a medicinal agent deriving from the plant Valeriana officinalis L. We reviewed the
available literature on the use of valerian preparations in the treatment of neuropsychiatric …

The prevalence of sleep disturbances is between 20 and 40% of the population in the
Western European countries; it increases with age. About 40% of these patients use …

A number of medicinal plants are traditionally endowed with anxiolytic or sedative properties
and, in the context of this revue, both indications are considered since the former may …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to inform psychiatrists about the basic priniciples,
terminology, schools of thought, efficacy, safety and regulatory issues regarding herbal …