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Traditional herbal medicines to overcome stress, anxiety and improve mental health in outbreaks of human coronaviruses

Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, Wenli Sun, Ali Soleymani, Qi Cheng

2020Phytotherapy Research74 citationsDOI

Abstract

Mental health condition is including depression and anxiety, and they may impact wellbeing, personal relationships and productivity of both genders. Herbal medicines have been used to treatment of anxiety and depression symptoms for centuries. SARS, MERS and COVID-19 are related to coronavirus types. SARS (sever acute respiratory syndrome, China, 2002), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome, Saudi Arabia, 2012), and SARS-CoV-2 (2019-2020) are the main coronavirus outbreaks. Both anxiety and depression are more serious to be considered and improved for all general public during fight with these diseases. In this mini-review article, we have mentioned the key role some of the most important plants and herbs for treatment of stress and anxiety and improve mental health against SARS and SARS-CoV-2 on the basis of traditional Asian medicine, especially traditional Chinese and Persian medicine.

Topics & Concepts

AnxietyOutbreakMedicineMental healthDepression (economics)Traditional medicineMiddle East respiratory syndromeTraditional Chinese medicinePsychiatryPublic healthCoronavirusAlternative medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseVirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)NursingPathologyMacroeconomicsEconomicsMedicinal Plants and Bioactive CompoundsMedicinal Plants and NeuroprotectionTryptophan and brain disorders