Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
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Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
BACKGROUND Due to safety concerns and side effects of many antidepressant medications, herbal psychopharmacology research has increased, and herbal remedies are becoming increasingly popular as alternatives to prescribed medications for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Of these, accumulating trials reveal positive effects of the spice saffron (Crocus sativus L.) for the treatme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Integrative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2095-4964
DOI: 10.3736/jintegrmed2013056