St. John's Wort and its Active Principles in Depression and Anxiety

Hypericum extract preparations are used extensively in many countries to treat mildly to moderately depressed patients. While this was based previously on traditional experience, extensive research over the last 10 years has given a broad preclinical and clinical basis to justify the use of Hypericu...

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Main Author: Müller, Walter (Walter E.)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2005.
Series:Milestones in drug therapy.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only).
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Introduction and Historical Outline
  • Phytochemistry
  • A Critical Analysis of Receptor Binding Studies
  • Effects on Transmitter Uptake and their Cellular Basis
  • Modulation of Neurotransmitter Metabolism
  • Efficacy in Behavioural Models of Antidepressant Activity
  • Comparative Preclinical Antidepressant Activity of Isolated Constituents
  • Efficacy in Behavioural Models of Anxiety and Cognition
  • Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics
  • Clinical Efficacy in Depression
  • Clinical Efficacy in Anxiety and Related Disorders
  • Side Effects and Drug Interactions.