Plant-derived natural medicines for the management of depression: An overview of mechanisms of action

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 305-321

  Farahani, Marzieh Sarbandi ^a,b   Bahramsoltani, Roodabeh ^b,c   Farzaei, Mohammad Hosein ^b,d   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^b   Rahimi, Roja ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

depression; herbal medicine; mechanism; medicinal plants; phytochemical constituents

Indexed keywords

3,6' DI O SINAPOYL SUCROSE; 4 HYDROXYISOLEUCINE; ALOYSIA GRATISSIMA EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CULLEN CORYLIFOLIUM EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; FUZI POLYSACCHARIDE 1; GASTRODIA ELATA EXTRACT; GLYCOSIDE; HONOKIOL; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ISOLIQUIRITIN; LIQUIRITIN; MAGNOLOL; MITRAGYNINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA SCLAREA EXTRACT; SCHINUS MOLLE EXTRACT; TENUIFOLISIDE A; UNCARIA LANOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALERIANA GLECHOMIFOLIA EXTRACT; VALERIANA JATAMANSI EXTRACT; VALERIANA WALLICHII EXTRACT; VANDA SPATHULATA EXTRACT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ACONITUM CARMICHAELII; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CURCUMA LONGA; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PAEONIA LACTIFLORA; POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RHIZOME; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOPAMINE AGENTS; HUMANS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84930167056     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: 21910200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2014-0058     Document Type: Article

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