Evidence Based Herbal Medicine and Mental Health

Abstract

Many cultures have developed folk herbal remedies for various symptoms of mental illness. An evidence base now is being developed for some of these “alternative” herbal remedies. There has been an increase in the number and proportion of clinical trials of complementary medicine, which suggests a trend toward an evidence-based approach. This review presents the scientific information regarding herbal medicine with evidence based approaches for saffron.

Keywords

• crocus sativus
• evidence based herbal medicine
• mental health