Crocus sativus L. in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A double-blind, randomised and placebo controlled trial

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Noorbala, A A ^a   Tahmasebi Pour, N ^a   Akhondzadeh, S ^a,b,c   Khani, M ^b   Jamshidi, A H ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Institute of Medicinal Plants Iran   (Iran)

^c NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocus sativus L.; Depression; Herbal Medicine; Saffron

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PISTIL STIGMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944429356     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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