| Action: | Antidepressant |
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Improves mood and decreases depression.
• bacopa (Bacopa monnieri)
• black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
• Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
• damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca)
• ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
• holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
• lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
• oat (Avena sativa)
• rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
• rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
• St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum )
• nervous
Many antidepressants enhance the availability of various neurotramsmitters involved in mood, including:
• serotonin
• dopamine
• GABA
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AntidepressantDefinitionImproves mood and decreases depression. IndicationsTreatments• bacopa (Bacopa monnieri) Systems• nervous MechanismMany antidepressants enhance the availability of various neurotramsmitters involved in mood, including: ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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