Depression
DESCRIPTION
Depression is a Painful emotional reaction characterised
by intense feelings of loss, sadness, worthlessness, failure,
or rejection not warranted by an objective view of events.
It may be accompanied by such physiological symptoms as
tense posture, persistent frowning, slowing of motor and
mental activity, Fatigue, lack of appetite, and Insomnia.
A person may be prone
to unipolar depression at various intervals during their
lifetime. Bipolar depression, however, is manic depression,
where periods of intense excitement alternate with periods
of acute depression. Often the individual may feel unworthy
of life.
HERBS
Ginger
Gotu Kola
Peppermint
St. John's Wort (4)
Siberian Ginseng (6)
Valerian (5)
NUTRITIONAL
SUPPLIMENTS
B Complex
Vitamin B6 (1)
Vitamin B12 (2)
Iron
L-tyrosine (3)
Vitamin C
REFERENCES
1. Adams PW, Wynn V, Rose DP, et al. Effect of Pyridoxine
hydroChloride (Vitamin B6 ) upon depression associated with
oral contraception. Lancet 1973;I:897-904.
2. Ellis FR, Nasser S. A pilot study of Vitamin B12 in the
treatment of tiredness. Br J Nutr 1973;30:277-83.
3. Gelenberg AJ, Wojcik JD, Growdon JH, et al. Tyrosine
for the treatment of depression. Am J Psychiatr 1980;137:622-23.
4. Ernst E. St. John's Wort , an antidepressant? A systematic,
criteria-based review. Phytomedicine 2(1): 67-71, 1995.
5. Oshima Y, et al: Antidepressant principles of Valerian
fauriei roots, Chemical Pharm Bulletin, 43(1), Jan 1995,
p 169-170.
6. Liu CX, et al: Recent advances on ginseng research in
china, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 36(1), Feb 1992, p
27-38.
