Herbal Remedies for Depression and Anxiety
I have found the idea that natural herbs and chemical compounds found in nature may help to effectively treat and defeat depression, anxiety and mood swings in both women and men very intriguing.
Depression Might Influence Breast Cancer RiskDepression appears to somewhat heighten the risk of breast cancer, but it has no significant association with lung, colon or prostate cancer, according to a review of the medical literature conducted by Dutch researchers.
Depression, Psychiatric Meds & Chinese HerbsQ&A: Endogenous Depression, Psychiatric Meds, and Chinese Herbs
There is more than one type of depression. Many people have heard of bipolar, or ‘manic’ depression. And there are various names for major depression such as clinical depression. There are alternatives to treating depression with the typical medications (drugs such as effexor, prozac, and depakote). In this [...]
Chinese Herbal Prozac: Depression and Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Brian Benjamin Carter
About Depression
There are many types of depression; among them are manic (bipolar) depression, major depression, and postpartum depression. Most types are chronic in nature. Depression affects all ages and genders (male and female); there is geriatric (elderly) depression, which must be differentiated from dementia, and [...]
by Carolyn Coker Ross, MD
Please note: This article is written by a holistic MD. If you are looking for specific Chinese medicine information, you will need to look elsewhere. This column is a general patient-information resource from an integrative medicine perspective.
For Chinese Medicine perspectives on Depression, see these articles:
Chinese Herbal Prozac: Depression and Traditional Chinese [...]
Bipolar Affective Disorderby Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
I read your article, Chinese Herbal Prozac: Depression and Traditional Chinese Medicine. One of my friends has a depression called “bipolar affective disorder (BAD)”. He’s had it for 15 years. Could you please advise if there are any Chinese or acupuncture treatments for him.
Mian Functions:ÿ This herbal formula helps liver stagnation due to deficient liver blood. Symptoms include:
hypochondrium pain
headache
vertigo
dry mouth or throat