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Current Knowledge of the Antidepressant Activity of Chemical Compounds from Crocus sativus L.
Psychotropic effect of Crocus sativus L. (family Iridaceae) biologically active chemical compounds are quite well documented and they can therefore be used in addition to the conventional pharmacological treatment of depression. This systematic review on...
An overview of the effect of medicinal herbs on pain.
This paper is typically intended to carefully collect and properly review the antinociceptive activities of medicinal plants. In this review article, by searching keywords of medicinal plants, pain, herbal medicine, antinociceptive, phytotherapy in databases of Web of...
Phytotherapy of mood disorders in the light of microbiota-gut-brain axis.
Clinical research in natural product-based psychopharmacology has revealed a variety of promising herbal medicines that may provide benefit in the treatment of mild mood disorders, however failed to unambiguously indicate pharmacologically active constituents. The...
Power of Plants Festival 2023
The Power of Plants festival is back, with a celebration of all things herbal, including expert talks, workshops and demonstrations, food, music and friends.Our summer festival brings together herbal practitioners, community groups, artists, growers, producers, and...
Celtic Herbal Medicine Intensive
The Role of Adaptogens in Prophylaxis and Treatment of Viral Respiratory Infections
The aim of our review is to demonstrate the potential of herbal preparations, specifically adaptogens for prevention and treatment of respiratory infections, as well as convalescence, specifically through supporting a challenged immune system, increasing resistance to...
The Herbal Eye Vol 1 Issue 2
You can download the new issue of Herbal Eye here: https://www.portal.herbalalliance.uk/herbaleye/the-herbal-eye-december-2022-volume-1-issue-2/
Effects of Melissa officinalis Extract Containing Rosmarinic Acid on Cognition in Older Adults Without Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract Background: Previous in vitro and in vivo studies on Alzheimer's disease (AD) models have reported that rosmarinic acid (RA) can inhibit the formation of amyloid-β fibrils as well as the oligomerization and deposition of amyloid-β protein. Melissa...
Naming herbs in a pre-Linnaean culture
Names are useful for the historian to work with—but they must also be associated with specific kinds of plants before classification can happen. Conferring names—the privilege accorded to Adam in Scripture—also confers the power to order, relate and manipulate, as...
Medicinal Plant Names Services
A global nomenclatural indexing and reference service for medicinal plants aimed at those involved in global health, regulation and research. Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) provides a global nomenclatural indexing and reference resource enabling health...