Herbal Treatment of Major Depression

Herbal Treatment of Major Depression

EnglishEbook
Mendelson, Scott D
Taylor & Francis Ltd
EAN: 9781000727463
Available online
CZK 1,504
Common price CZK 1,671
Discount 10%
pc

Detailed information

This unique volume presents new understandings of the neurochemical nature of major depression, and how herbs and their constituent flavonoids and terpenes appear to address some of the mechanisms now thought to be involved. It explores how recent studies of the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine inform neuroscientists about deep intracellular mechanisms of antidepressant action that have little to do with simple enhancement of monoaminergic activity. These mechanisms include actions on PI3K, Akt, mTOR, GSK3, BDNF, and other intracellular pathways. New theories of the pathophysiology underlying major depression, such as oxidative damage, inflammation, stress and insulin resistance are then explored.

Key Features:

  • Focuses on oxidative damage, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome.
  • Explains that a significant percentage of people treated for major depression obtain little if any relief from standard antidepressant medications.
  • These facts lead to discussion of herbs that can be used to treat major depression, as well as consideration of the scientific basis for how these herbs act.
  • The antidepressant properties of 66 herbs are discussed, along with dosing and safety information.
EAN 9781000727463
ISBN 1000727467
Binding Ebook
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication date October 16, 2019
Pages 446
Language English
Country United Kingdom
Authors Mendelson, Scott D
Series Clinical Pharmacognosy Series