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Potential Herbal Anxiolytics

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Evidence-Based Herbal and Nutritional Treatments for Anxiety in Psychiatric Disorders

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The following substances also have a long traditional history of use, however not necessarily in the treatment of anxiety. These herbs have been included as they have demonstrated some clinical evidence and may be considered as potential treatments for anxiety. It is recommended that future studies further investigate these substances in order to determine their efficacy in the treatment of anxiety.

  • Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)

  • Iranian borage (Echium amoenum)

  • Bitter orange (Citrus aurantium)

  • Echinacea (Echinacea spp.)

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  1. School of Psychology, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Erica McIntyre

  2. Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

    Erica McIntyre

  3. School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

    David A. Camfield

  4. Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

    David A. Camfield & Jerome Sarris

  5. University of Melbourne, Department of Psychiatry, The Melbourne Clinic, The Professorial Unit, ARCADIA Mental Health Research Group, 2 Salisbury St, Richmond, Melbourne, VIC, 3121, Australia

    Jerome Sarris

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McIntyre, E., Camfield, D.A., Sarris, J. (2017). Potential Herbal Anxiolytics. In: Camfield, D., McIntyre, E., Sarris, J. (eds) Evidence-Based Herbal and Nutritional Treatments for Anxiety in Psychiatric Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42307-4_8

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