The cellular and molecular basis of major depressive disorder: towards a unified model for understanding clinical depression

E Pitsillou, SM Bresnehan, EA Kagarakis… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is considered a serious public health issue that adversely
impacts an individual's quality of life and contributes significantly to the global burden of …

[HTML][HTML] Inhalation Aromatherapy via Brain-Targeted Nasal Delivery: Natural Volatiles or Essential Oils on Mood Disorders

J Cui, M Li, Y Wei, H Li, X He, Q Yang, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mood disorders, also often referred to as affective disorders, are a group of psychiatric
illnesses that severely impact mood and its related functions. The high medical expenditures …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: Plant-based medicine and pharmacology: Essential oils and health

JT Ramsey, BC Shropshire, TR Nagy… - The Yale journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Essential oils (EOs) have risen in popularity over the past decade. These oils function in
society as holistic integrative modalities to traditional medicinal treatments, where many …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic effect and mechanisms of essential oils in mood disorders: Interaction between the nervous and respiratory systems

TKH Fung, BWM Lau, SPC Ngai… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Essential oils (EOs) are extracted from plants and contain active components with
therapeutic effects. Evidence shows that various types of EOs have a wide range of health …

Natural products for the treatment of stress-induced depression: Pharmacology, mechanism and traditional use

W Dai, K Feng, X Sun, L Xu, S Wu, K Rahmand… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Depression, one of the most common psychiatric
disorders, is the fourth leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. A series of causes …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for neuroprotective and rapid antidepressant-like effects of 20 essential oils

KN Tran, NPK Nguyen, LTH Nguyen, HM Shin, IJ Yang - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is a serious psychiatric disorder with high prevalence, and the delayed onset of
antidepressant effects remains a limitation in the treatment of depression. This study aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and Valorization of the Agricultural Waste Obtained from Lavandula Steam Distillation for Its Reuse in the Food and Pharmaceutical Fields

E Truzzi, MA Chaouch, G Rossi, L Tagliazucchi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The main focus of the current research was the characterization of the by-products from the
steam distillation of Lavandula angustifolia Mill.(LA) and Lavandula x intermedia Emeric ex …

Xiaoyaosan ethyl acetate fraction alleviates depression-like behaviors in CUMS mice by promoting hippocampal neurogenesis via modulating the IGF-1Rβ/PI3K/Akt …

J Zeng, Y Ji, F Luan, J Hu, Y Rui, Y Liu, Z Rao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Xiaoyaosan (XYS), a representative and classic traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription with function of dispersing stagnated liver and …

[HTML][HTML] The antidepressant effects of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.): A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

TS Firoozeei, A Feizi, H Rezaeizadeh… - … therapies in medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aims Antidepressant drugs are accompanied with high rate of adverse
effects. Lavender is one of the most common herbal drugs mentioned in Traditional Persian …

[HTML][HTML] Linalool as a therapeutic and medicinal tool in depression treatment: A review

ÉRQ Dos Santos, JGS Maia… - Current …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Depression is a prevalent disease worldwide, limiting psychosocial functioning and
thequality of life. Linalool is the main constituent of some essential oils from aromatic plants …