کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2577846 1129964 2014 18 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Medicinal plants for the treatment of “nervios”, anxiety, and depression in Mexican Traditional Medicine
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
گیاهان دارویی برای درمان اعتیاد، اضطراب و افسردگی در طب سنتی مکزیکی
کلمات کلیدی
گیاهان دارویی مکزیکی، نروویوس، اضطراب، افسردگی، طب سنتی مکزیکی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک دانش گیاه شناسی
چکیده انگلیسی

The term “nervios” is referred as a folk illness recognized by Mexican Traditional Medicine, and also widely reported across many countries in Latin America. “Nervios” are characterized by a “state of bodily and mental unrest”, which decreases the ability to achieve daily goals. The causes are varied; in fact, any situation that alters the emotional state or mood is interpreted as a possible triggering agent. Depression and anxiety are psychiatric disorders, which share symptoms, or can be included in the same group of disorders with “nervios”. The therapies are designed to reassure health, i.e. “calm the nerves”. For this propose, the oral administration of plants infusions is common. In this review we compile information regarding the plants used for the treatment of “nervios” in México, along with those for which reports of anxiolytic or/and antidepressive activity exist. We found 92 plant species used in folk medicine for the treatment of “nervios”, among these, sixteen have been studied experimentally. The most studied plant is Galphimia glauca Cav., Malpighiaceae, which current clinical studies have validated its efficacy in patients, and their active components, the triterpenes galphimine A, B, and C, identified. Inter-estingly only nine plants were found to be reported in folk medicine for the treatment of sad- ness or/and depression, but their antidepressant activity has not been investigated. However, among the plants used in folk medicine for treatment of “nervios”, several, as Litsea glaucescens Kunth, Lauraceae, have been proven to show antidepressant activity in experimental models, and some of their active compounds have been determined. These species could be a potential source of compounds with activity in the central nervous system.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia - Volume 24, Issue 5, September–October 2014, Pages 591–608
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