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Herbs with Antidepressant Effects
Published in Scott Mendelson, Herbal Treatment of Major Depression, 2019
Dosage information is not readily available. However, in a study of Mimosa pudica for treatment of menorrhagia in women, doses of 500–1,500 mg a day of dried aqueous extract were effective and without adverse effects, even in daily maintenance dosing.14 Easley and Horne give dosage recommendation for the closely related herb of the Mimosa genus, Albizia julibrissin, which they describe as also having antidepressant properties. They recommend tincture of dried flowers (1:2, 50% alcohol) or bark (1:5, 50% alcohol) 10 drops to 5 ml taken 1–4 times daily.15
Production of Neurochemicals by Microorganisms
Published in Akula Ramakrishna, Victoria V. Roshchina, Neurotransmitters in Plants, 2018
Alexander V. Oleskin, Boris A. Shenderov
There is less data on an analogous effect of host-produced neurochemicals in the microbiota–plant system. It is emphasized in Viktoria Roshchina’s work that “catecholamine accumulation may be due to a stress situation, to oxidative processes during fruit maturation, and to leaf and petiole movement in response to mechanical stimuli. The latter is particularly prominent in such plants as Albizia julibrissin and Mimosa pudica” (Roshchina, 2010a). Could the increased production of neurochemicals in a stressed plant result in stimulating the growth and modifying the properties of the microbiota, including its commensal, mutualistic, and parasitic components? Of relevance might be the fact that plant stem and leaf surfaces produce exudates that attract microorganisms (Compant et al., 2010). Presumably, the microbiota-attracting effect of plant exudates is partly due to the neurochemicals they contain, along with other chemical factors.
Herbal Medicines in Neuropsychiatric Illness: The Case of L-Stepholidine
Published in Vikas Kumar, Addepalli Veeranjaneyulu, Herbs for Diabetes and Neurological Disease Management, 2018
Nitin Sati, Kedar S. Prabhavalkr, Sridhar Natesan, Lokesh K. Bhatt
Albizia julibrissin (Fabaceae) is used in traditional system of medicine for treatment of various ailments. The flowers of A. julibrissin are used as sedative in traditional Chinese medicine. Isolation of flavonoids with sedative property from the extract of the A. julibrissin flowers justified its use in traditional system of medicine.25Sonchus oleraceus L. has been used as a general tonic and as a pain reliever in Brazilian folk medicine. The hydroethanolic and dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts of S. oleraceus exhibited anxiolytic activity,26 anti-nociceptive activity,27 and anti-depressant28 activity.
Evaluation and characteristics of immunological adjuvant activity of purified fraction of Albizia julibrissin saponins
Published in Immunological Investigations, 2019
Binnian Zhu, Tianyu He, Xiangyun Gao, Minghua Shi, Hongxiang Sun
Cortex Albiziae, the dry stem bark of Albizzia julibrissin Durazz. (Leguminosae), is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine used for treating melancholia, insomnia, injuries due to fall, and removing carbuncles (Wei et al., 2004). It was reported to possess sedative, antidepressant, antitumor, antifertility, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant activities. Its chemical constituents include triterpenoid saponins, lignanoids, phenolic glycosides, flavonoids, and alkaloids (Kokila et al., 2013). The triterpenoid saponins were the main bioactive principles of this drug (Han et al., 2011). In our previous study, A. julibrissin total saponin and its crude active fractions have been reported to has the ability to improve antigen-specific immune responses to ovalbumin and H5 avian influenza live vaccine (Sun et al., 2014). The further purification of the crude active fractions by using D941 exchange resin chromatography afforded purified fraction AJSAF. In this study, AJSAF was assessed and characterized for adjuvant activities on PRRSV vaccine by examining serum antigen-specific antibody titers, splenocyte proliferation, natural killer (NK) cell activity, mRNA and protein expression levels of cytokine, T cells response in splenocytes, as well as delayed type hypersensitivity.
Attenuation of brain mitochondria oxidative damage by Albizia julibrissin Durazz: neuroprotective and antiemetic effects
Published in Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2019
Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Hamed Fathi, Ali Ziar, Hamidreza Mohammadi
Vomiting and nausea are common symptoms of drug side effects, different disease, and/or defenses responsive against poisoning. Recently, there has been extensive research to explore the use of medicinal plants as a reliable source of drugs with a lack of or low toxicity and side effects (Ertuğ 2000, Kültür 2007). Albizia julibrissin is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat numerous CNS disorders. This plant contains various compounds such as flavonoids, julibrosides, terpenes, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, and flavonol glycoside lignans (de ASSIS et al. 1999, Li et al. 2000, Lau et al. 2007, Han et al. 2011, Kokila et al. 2013).