Anti-depression effects of Danggui-Shaoyao-San, a fixed combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine, on depression model in mice and rats

F Xu, D Peng, C Tao, D Yin, J Kou, D Zhu, B Yu - Phytomedicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Anti-depression effects of Danggui-Shaoyao-San (DSS, 1.8–7.2 g/kg, orally), a famous
Chinese compound prescription with a fixed combination, on forced swimming test (FST) …

Identification and quantification of the major volatile constituents in antidepressant active fraction of xiaoyaosan by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Y Zhou, Y Ren, Z Ma, G Jia, X Gao, L Zhang… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Xiaoyaosan (XYS), a well-known formula for
relieving depression, was originated from the book of “Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang” in Song …

Luteolin mediates the antidepressant-like effects of Cirsium japonicum in mice, possibly through modulation of the GABAA receptor

JBI De La Peña, CA Kim, HL Lee, SY Yoon… - Archives of pharmacal …, 2014 - Springer
Cirsium japonicum (CJ) has been shown to possess antidepressant-like properties. In the
present study, we sought to identify which constituent of CJ might be responsible for its …

A comparison study of chaihu shugan san and fluoxetine on antidepression and regulating blood rheology effects with chronic restrained stress rats

M Qian, R Peng, C Yue, Z Yang, H Zhu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chaihu Shugan San (CHSGS) is a traditional Chinese herbal formula that is often used in
clinical practice to treat live Qi stagnation syndrome and depression. Fluoxetine is one of the …

Preventive action of Kai Xin San aqueous extract on depressive-like symptoms and cognition deficit induced by chronic mild stress

H Dang, L Sun, X Liu, B Peng, Q Wang… - Experimental …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Kai Xin San (KXS), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, has been used clinically for the
treatment of depressive disorders and cognitive impairment for centuries. However, the …

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 …

Antidepressant-like effects of the extract from Cimicifuga foetida L.

L Ye, Z Hu, G Du, J Zhang, Q Dong, F Fu… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Cimicifuga foetida L., a traditional Chinese medicine, has
been developed for the treatment of perimenopausal symptoms including depression in …

Behavioural and biochemical effects of fractions prepared from Banxia Houpu decoction in depression models in mice

Y Wang, L Kong, Y Chen - Phytotherapy Research, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Banxia‐houpu decoction is widely used in therapy for depression in China. The water‐EtOH
extract (WE‐1) and chloroform‐soluble fraction (WE‐1‐2) of Banxia‐houpu decoction …

Antidepressant effects of a plant-derived flavonoid baicalein involving extracellular signal-regulated kinases cascade

Z Xiong, B Jiang, PF Wu, J Tian, LL Shi… - Biological and …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
MATERIALS AND METHODS Animals and Drug Administration Adult male Kunming (KM)
mice (18—22g) and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats (160—180 g) were obtained from the …

Evaluation of antidepressant-like activity of novel water-soluble curcumin formulations and St. John's wort in behavioral paradigms of despair

SK Kulkarni, KK Akula, J Deshpande - Pharmacology, 2012 - karger.com
Background: Curcumin is the active principle of Curcuma longa, one of the widely used
components in the traditional system of medicine in India. Despite its efficacy in …