Ginko Biloba Leaves Extract for the Treatment of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression

Niloofar Deravi; Maryam Rahmannia; Mohammad Javad Ghapanchian; Soheil Baymani Nejad; Aida Etedali; Sorour Rajabalipour; Somayeh Bagheri Kelayeh; Ossein Pourmontaseri

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Ginko Biloba Leaves Extract for the Treatment of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression

Author: Niloofar Deravi ¹ ; Maryam Rahmannia ¹ ; Mohammad Javad Ghapanchian ² ; Soheil Baymani Nejad ² ; Aida Etedali ² ; Sorour Rajabalipour ² ; Somayeh Bagheri kelayeh ³ ; ossein Pourmontaseri ⁴
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1. Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3. Department of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran
4. Department of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Ginko Biloba; Antidepressant; Anxiolytic; Antistress; Herbal Medicine
From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2022;23(no. 4):1-7
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Anxiety, stress and depression are exceedingly comorbid psychological illnesses that the predominance will expand to the second most important risk of morbidity and sociodemographic burden. Due to several side-effects of chemical drugs, numerous specialists and patients prefer complementary herbal therapies like Ginkgo Biloba Extracts (GBE) to medicate the illnesses. In this review, we summarized the antidepressant, anxiolytic and antistress properties of GBE. We perceived that GBE could be beneficial for treatment of these disorders. Although experience of repeated studies on models and humans have proved reliability of antidepressant properties of GBE, further clinical trials are still required to validate the anti-stress and anti-anxiety effects of GBE on humans.
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