From Terhan U-Iran: Saffron, passionflower, valerian, and sage to treat symptoms of mental illness

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23538079

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2013 Mar;36(1):85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2012.12.007.

Saffron, passionflower, valerian and sage for mental health.

Modabbernia A, Akhondzadeh S.

Source

Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Kargar Street, Tehran 13337, Iran.

Abstract

Many cultures have developed folk herbal remedies to treat symptoms of mental illness. An evidence-based view is now being developed for some of these so-called alternative herbal treatments. This article discusses clinically relevant scientific information on medicinal extracts of 4 herbs: saffron, passionflower, valerian, and sage.