Aromatherapy Chinese Herbal Antidepressant Effects
A team at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has provided physiological evidence that volatile extracts of Méi Guī Huā (Rosa rugosa 玫瑰花), Shí Chāng Pú (Acorus tatarinowii 石菖蒲), and Xiāng Fù (Cyperus rotundus 香附) regulate depressive emotional states through distinct neural and autonomic pathways. The study demonstrates that these aromatic herbs, long valued in Chinese […]