Herbal Treatment of Anxiety: Clinical Studies in Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic Traditions explains the nature and types of anxiety, its neurobiology, the pathophysiology that exacerbates and perpetuates it, and the psychopharmacology of the chemical agents that relieve its manifestations. Throughout the text are discussions of Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal treatments that have been clinically shown to be effective in relieving anxiety. The book also features a scientific discussion of the use of herbs and essential oils in aromatherapy and the mechanisms by which they may work. The book concludes by providing bases upon which herbs can be chosen to treat the anxiety of patients according to their individual needs.
Additional features include:
- Examines the increasingly popular subject of the use of herbs as a natural alternative treatment and provides a much-needed scientific basis for treatments often considered as merely "folk medicine."
- Discusses the psychoactive phytochemicals contained in herbs.
- Includes a chapter discussing the nature and mechanisms of action of adaptogens.
- Adds to the armamentarium of anxiolytics for providers who have become reluctant to prescribe benzodiazepines as treatment of anxiety, particularly in the context of the opiate crisis.
- Gives an introduction to herbal treatments of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine.
- Offers practical advice on initiating and managing herbal treatments.
Herbal Treatment of Anxiety is a valuable reference for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, primary care providers, naturopathic doctors and therapists interested in the most current scientific information on the effects of herbal treatments of anxiety disorders.
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Currently a practicing psychiatrist in Roseburg, Oregon, the author earned a Ph.D. in Biopsychology at The University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He then worked for three years as a post-doctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University in the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology under Bruce McEwen, Ph.D. During his doctoral work and as a post-doctoral fellow, he published 24 papers on the subjects of serotonergic and hormonal regulation of sexual behavior, and on the effects of stress on serotonin receptor subtypes in the brain. The author then attended medical school at The University of Illinois, and after graduating in 1996, he did his residency in psychiatry at The University of Virginia. In 2007, Elsevier published his first book, Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness: Interactions, pathophysiology, assessment and treatment. In 2009, M. Evans published his second book, Beyond Alzheimer's: How to avoid the modern epidemic of dementia
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Contents
Chapter 1. What is anxiety?
References
Chapter 2. Non-pharmacological treatments of Anxiety
References
Chapter 3. The Neurobiology of Anxiety
3.1 Brain Circuitry of anxiety
3.2 Neurochemistry
3.2.1 Gamma amino butyric acid
3.2.2 Glutamate
3.2.3 Monoamines
3.2.4 Acetylcholine
3.2.5 Endocannabinoids
3.2.6 Endorphins
3.2.7 Histamine
3.2.8 Glycine
3.3 Stress
3.4 Inflammation
3.5 Metabolic Syndrome
3.6 Summary
References
Chapter 4. Medications commonly used to treat anxiety
4.1 Benzodiazepines
4.2 Buspirone
4.3 Antidepressants
4.4 Gabapentin
4.5 Pregabalin
4.6 Hydroxyzine
4.7 propranolol
4.8 clonidine
4.9 neurosteroids
4.10 Mechanisms of anxiolytic drug action
Chapter 5. Anxiolytic Phytochemicals
5.1 Flavonoids
5.2 Terpenes
5.3 alkaloids
5.4 Phytochemicals that relieve anxiety
5.4.1 Amentoflavone
5.4.2 Apigenin
5.4.3 Baicalein
5.4.4 ß-caryophyllene
5.4.5 Bisabolol
5.4.6 Caffeic acid
5.4.7 3-Carene
5.4.8 Carvacrol
5.4.9 Chrysin
5.4.10 7,8,Dihydroxyflavone
5.4.11 Ellagic acid
5.4.12 Epigallocatechin gallate
5.4.13 Eugenol
5.4.14 Ferulic acid
5.4.15 Hispidulin
5.4.16 Hyperoside
5.4.17 Icariin
5.4.18 Isopulegol
5.4.19 Kaempferol
5.4.20 Limonene
5.4.21 Linalool
5.4.22 Luteolin
5.4.23 Menthol
5.4.24 Mangiferin
5.4.25 Myricetin
5.4.26 Naringin
5.4.27 Nerolidol
5.4.28 Nobiletin
5.4.29 Pinene
5.4.30 Resveratrol
5.4.31 Quercetin
5.4.32 Rosmarinic acid
5.4.33 Ursolic acid
5.4.34 Wogonin
Chapter 6. Herbal treatment of anxiety
6.1.1 Acorus calamus
6.1.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.1.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.1.3 Dosage
6.1.1.4 Toxicity
6.1.1.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.1.6 Drug interaction
6.1.2 Avena sativa
6.1.2.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.2.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.2.3 Dosage
6.1.2.4 Toxicity
6.1.2.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.2.6 Drug interaction
6.1.3 Bacopa monnieri
6.1.3.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.3.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.3.3 Dosage
6.1.3.4 Toxicity
6.1.3.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.3.6 Drug interaction
6.1.4 Camellia sinensis
6.1.4.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.4.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.4.3 Dosage
6.1.4.4 Toxicity
6.1.4.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.4.6 Drug interaction
6.1.5 Cannabis sativa
6.1.5.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.5.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.5.3 Dosage
6.1.5.4 Toxicity
6.1.5.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.5.6 Drug interaction
6.1.6 Centella asiatica
6.1.6.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.6.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.6.3 Dosage
6.1.6.4 Toxicity
6.1.6.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.6.6 Drug interaction
6.1.7 Cinnamomum spp
6.1.7.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.7.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.7.3 Dosage
6.1.7.4 Toxicity
6.1.7.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.7.6 Drug interaction
6.1.8 Citrus aurantium
6.1.8.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.8.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.8.3 Dosage
6.1.8.4 Toxicity
6.1.8.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.8.6 Drug interaction
6.1.9 Convolvulus pluricaulis
6.1.9.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.9.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.9.3 Dosage
6.1.9.4 Toxicity
6.1.9.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.9.6 Drug interaction
6.1.10 Crocus sativa
6.1.10.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.10.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.10.3 Dosage
6.1.10.4 Toxicity
6.1.10.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.10.6 Drug interaction
6.1.11 Curcuma longa
6.1.11.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.11.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.11.3 Dosage
6.1.11.4 Toxicity
6.1.11.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.11.6 Drug interaction
6.1.12 Echinacea angustifolia
6.1.12.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.12.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.12.3 Dosage
6.1.12.4 Toxicity
6.1.12.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.12.6 Drug interaction
6.1.13 Echium amoenum
6.1.13.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.13.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.13.3 Dosage
6.1.13.4 Toxicity
6.1.13.5 Safety in pregnancy
6.1.13.6 Drug interaction
6.1.14 Eleutherococcus senticosus
6.1.14.1 Anxiolytic effects
6.1.14.2 Mechanism of action
6.1.14.3 Dosage
6.1.14.4 Toxicity
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