A systematic review on the efficacy, safety and types of Chinese herbal medicine for depression

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 165-175

  Yeung, Wing Fai ^a   Chung, Ka Fai ^b   Ng, Ka Yan ^b   Yu, Yee Man ^b   Ziea, Eric Tat Chi ^c   Ng, Bacon Fung Leung ^c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Depression; Meta analysis; Systematic review; TCM

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BAI SHAO; BANXIA HOUPU DECOCTION; CHAIHU; CHAIHU SHUGAN DECOCTION; CHAIHUJIALONGGUMULI DECOCTION; CHINESE DRUG; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL; FU LING; GANMAI DAZAO DECOCTION; GUIPI DECOCTION; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; MELITRACEN; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; SHIWEI WENDANTANG DECOCTION; TANGSHENKANG; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TIAOQI HYPOGLYCEMIC PILL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WENDAN DECOCTION; XIAO YAO DECOCTION; XIAOYAO DECOCTION; YIPI HYPOGLYCEMIC PILL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BLURRED VISION; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE; CHINESE HERB; CONSTIPATION; DECREASED APPETITE; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INCREASED APPETITE; INSOMNIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MEDICINAL PLANT; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; XEROSTOMIA; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; BANXIA HOUPU DECOCTION; CHAIHUJIALONGGUMULI DECOCTION; CHINESE; CROCUS SATIVUS; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DRUG FORMULATION; GUIPI DECOCTION; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; NONHUMAN; PAEONIA LACTIFLORA; PORIA COCOS; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SHIWEI WENDANTANG DECOCTION;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905562118     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.05.016     Document Type: Article

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