This review article explores the potential use of traditional herbal medicine to manage polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women due to its increasing prevalence and the high use of herbal medicine globally.
Psychiatric symptoms like depression, anxiety, and insomnia are common in epilepsy patients and affect their quality of life. Available antiepileptic drugs do little to alleviate these symptoms, and there's insufficient evidence on existing drugs. This study tested the efficacy of Shugan Jieyu capsule (SJC), a traditional herbal medicine containing and , in treating psychiatric symptoms in epilepsy patients. The study showed that SJC offered significant relief from psychiatric symptoms, making it a potentially viable treatment option for these patients.
This study evaluated the benefits of a common seed for brain function. The researchers tested anxiety, depression, memory, and motor coordination, as well as brain chemicals. The seed improved anxiety, depression, and memory with no effects on motor skills. The seed may work by elevating norepinephrine, a brain chemical linked to antidepressant effects. The benefits may come from secondary metabolites like antioxidants, polyphenolic compounds, and beta-sitosterol. Overall, this study suggests that the seed could reduce neurological problems like anxiety and depression.