Herbal Remedies to Treat Anxiety Disorders

Rao, Bhagya Venkanna; Srikumar, B.N.; Rao, B.S. Shankaranarayana

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“…The herbs we used are traditionally known for mental and stress reduction. Some of the herbs included are Brahmi, shankhpushpi, jatamansi, vach, etc (11)(12). Also, it is a well-known fact that the substances, when taken in their vapor or gaseous form through the nostrils, have much greater efficacy.…”

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A case study of the effect of Yagya on the level of stress and anxiety

Nilachal¹,

Trivedi

2019

Interdis. J of Yagya Res.

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The fundamental principle of human life, nature or the universe is to give or to serve others. This whole mechanism of sharing is the core takeaway of the process of Yagya – an ancient rite of fire oblations. Yagya therapy is an ancient Indian therapy which is a holistic health management. It provides the therapeutic approach in mental disorders and state of mind. The present study evaluated effect of Yagya on the mental health. A study was conducted on 4 subjects for 30 days and levels of stress and anxiety were evaluated. Biofeedback Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) and Sinha’s Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT) were used for measuring stress and anxiety levels respectively. The result showed improvement in both the conditions of the participants. Their stress (p=0.11; Student’s two tail test) and anxiety (p=0.08; Student’s two tail test) levels showed trend of reduction with 30 days of treatment. This study indicated the utility of Yagya in daily life for combating mental conditions of stress and anxiety.

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A case study of the effect of Yagya on the level of stress and anxiety

Nilachal¹,

Trivedi

2019

Interdis. J of Yagya Res.

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“…Generally speaking, the users themselves commonly use the following terminology connected with this specific usage of HP: “to calm the mind and positively enhance the mood” or refer to them as “nerve tranquilizers” or “nerve tonics”. In this sense, a worldwide usage of Kava-kava ( Piper methysticum ), St. John’s wort ( H. perforatum ), passion flower ( Passiflora incarnata ), valerian ( V. officinalis ) and gingko ( Ginkgo biloba ) is reported, while Galphimia glauca and chamomile ( M. recutita ) are used in the Mexican traditional medicine, Astragalus membranaceus , in the Korean ethnomedicine, as well as Centella asiatica and brahmi ( Bacopamon nieri ) among the people of India (Venkanna Rao et al, 2011). On the Balkan Peninsula, amongst the people of Serbia, several publications indicated that the usage of HP still exists and that, most certainly, it is not forgotten or completely replaced by standard drugs (Jarić et al, 2015, Zlatković et al, 2014, Šavikin et al, 2013, Jarić et al, 2007).…”

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Prevalence of self-medication practice with herbal products among non-psychotic psychiatric patients from southeastern Serbia: A cross-sectional study

Stojanović

Samardžić

Randjelović

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Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the usage prevalence of herbal products (HP) and to ascertain the identity, mode and adverse effects of plant taxa used in self-medication practice for anxiety, depression and insomnia in patients with non-psychotic disorders originating from southeastern Serbia. Also, we compared HP users and non-users on the variables of socio-demographic characteristics, information source and origin of HP. The study was done by a face-to-face interview with a trained psychiatrist using a structured questionnaire administered to 136 adult patients suffering from non-psychotic mental disorders. A typical herbal-product user among non-psychotic psychiatric patients from southeastern Serbia is a middle-aged married woman, with a secondary level of education, unemployed and living in an urban area. Non-psychotic psychiatric patients, although not living predominantly in rural areas, were familiar with a variety of ethno-medicines and were often using HP primarily without the consultation of their psychiatrists/physicians. HP stated to be most frequently used for psychiatry-related symptoms included: , × , and . The interviewees rarely stated adverse reactions related to the HP usage; however, this should not be generalized, since HP are known to vary in the content of their adverse reaction-causing constituents.

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Herbal Remedies to Treat Anxiety Disorders

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A case study of the effect of Yagya on the level of stress and anxiety

A case study of the effect of Yagya on the level of stress and anxiety

Prevalence of self-medication practice with herbal products among non-psychotic psychiatric patients from southeastern Serbia: A cross-sectional study

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