Unpredictable adverse effects of herbal products

N Başaran, D Paslı, AA Başaran - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Herbal products are being increasingly used all over the world for preventive and
therapeutic purposes because of the belief of their safety. They have become an important …

Herb–drug pharmacokinetic interactions reviewed

C Tarirai, AM Viljoen, JH Hamman - Expert opinion on drug …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: The global increase in the popularity of alternative medicines has
raised renewed concerns regarding herb–drug interactions. These interactions are …

Effects of an intervention with drinking chamomile tea on sleep quality and depression in sleep disturbed postnatal women: a randomized controlled trial

SM Chang, CH Chen - Journal of advanced nursing, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of chamomile tea on sleep quality,
fatigue and depression in postpartum women. Background Sleep quality is a significant …

Heavy Metal Uptake by Herbs. IV. Influence of Soil pH on the Content of Heavy Metals in Valeriana officinalis L.

D Adamczyk-Szabela, J Markiewicz, WM Wolf - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2015 - Springer
The aim of the study was to estimate the influence of soil pH on the uptake of copper, zinc,
and manganese by Valeriana officinalis. Preliminary studies involved soil analyses to …

Effects of Lavender tea on fatigue, depression, and maternal‐infant attachment in sleep‐disturbed postnatal women

SL Chen, CH Chen - Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lavender inhalation aromatherapy is widely believed to impart a hypnotic
effect, act as a mood stabilizer, and enhance the positive feelings of mothers toward their …

Identification of diversity in elements content in medicinal plants belonging to different plant families

A Arceusz, I Radecka, M Wesolowski - Food chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to verify if the content of some microelements (B, Zn, Fe and Na)
and macroelements (Mg, Ca and K), can be used for proper identification of the medicinal …

Valerian essential oil for treating insomnia via the serotonergic synapse pathway

W Wang, Y Wang, Q Guo, H Li, Z Wang, J Li, T Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Valerian volatile oil can be used in the treatment of insomnia; however, the active
components and mechanisms of action are currently unclear. Therefore, we used …

Biology, chemical diversity, agronomy, conservation and industrial importance of Valeriana jatamansi: A natural sedative

B Dhiman, P Sharma, PK Pal - Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Valeriana jatamansi Jones (Indian valerian) is an important temperate herb, which
serves as a source of raw material for pharmaceutical and perfumery industries. This wild …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic value of the genus Alpinia, Zingiberaceae

CP Victório - Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Plants containing bioactive substances have increasingly become the object of research
studies, particularly those plants with therapeutic value. Many species of the genus Alpinia …

Potential Antidepressant Activity of Areca catechu Nut via Elevation of Serotonin and Noradrenaline in the Hippocampus of Rats

G Abbas, S Naqvi, S Erum, S Ahmed… - Phytotherapy …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The current study was aimed at investigating the potential antidepressant activity of Areca
catechu nut ethanol extract and its various fractions using behavioral (acute and sub …