The Antidepressant and Cognitive Improvement Activities of the Traditional Chinese Herb Cistanche

D Wang, H Wang, L Gu - Evidence‐Based Complementary and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
More than ten percent of people suffer from at least one episode of depression and related
mental disorders in a lifetime, and depression and related mental disorders are one of the …

Echinacoside exhibits antidepressant-like effects through AMPAR–Akt/ERK–mTOR pathway stimulation and BDNF expression in mice

HW Chuang, TY Wang, CC Huang, IH Wei - Chinese Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Several natural products have been demonstrated to be effective in the
treatment of depressive disorders. Echinacoside, a naturally occurring phenol extracted from …

Potential antidepressant effects of Traditional Chinese botanical drug formula Chaihu-Shugan-San and its active ingredients

Z Guo, T Long, J Yao, Y Li, L Xiao… - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: Depression is a severe mental disorder that poses a significant threat to both
the physical and mental wellbeing of individuals. Currently, there are various methods for …

Jieyu anshen granule, a Chinese herbal formulation, exerts effects on poststroke depression in rats

Y Du, J Ruan, L Zhang, F Fu - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Jieyu Anshen granule (JY) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula for treating depression
and anxiety. The aim of the study was to observe the effects of JY on poststroke depression …

Mechanistic study on the antidepressant‐like effect of Danggui‐Shaoyao‐San, a Chinese herbal formula

Z Huang, QQ Mao, XM Zhong, ZY Li… - Evidence‐Based …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Danggui‐Shaoyao‐San (DSS), a famous Chinese herbal formula, has been widely used in
the treatment of various diseases. Previous studies have shown that DSS produces …

Involvement of the cerebral monoamine neurotransmitters system in antidepressant‐like effects of a Chinese herbal decoction, Baihe Dihuang Tang, in Mice Model

ML Chen, J Gao, XR He, Q Chen - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Baihe Dihuang Tang (BDT) is a renowned Chinese herbal formula which is commonly used
for treating patients with mental instability, absentmindedness, insomnia, deficient …

Anxiolytic and antidepressants' effect of Crataegus pinnatifida (Shan Zha): biochemical mechanisms

K Nitzan, D David, M Franko, R Toledano… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent. Selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs) are the current first-line treatment for depression, but they have …

Buyang huanwu decoction ameliorates poststroke depression via promoting neurotrophic pathway mediated neuroprotection and neurogenesis

L Luo, S Deng, J Yi, S Zhou, Y She… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. The aim of the present research is to investigate the therapeutic effect of Buyang
Huanwu Decoction (BHD) in poststroke depression (PSD) animal model and illustrate its …

Chinese herbal medicines promote hippocampal neuroproliferation, reduce stress hormone levels, inhibit apoptosis, and improve behavior in chronically stressed …

GG Sun, JH Shih, SH Chiou, CJ Hong, SW Lu… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance An efficacious antidepressant without unwanted side
effects is need urgently at present. This study aimed to investigate whether treatment with …

Mode of Action of Shan‐Zhu‐Yu (Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.) in the Treatment of Depression Based on Network Pharmacology

P Liu, P Yang, L Zhang - Evidence‐Based Complementary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Although the traditional Chinese medicine Shan‐Zhu‐Yu may be efficacious
against depression, its mechanism of action is unknown. In this study, we aimed to explore …