抗焦虑天然药物研究进展

Review on Anxiolytic Effects of Natural Medicine

焦虑是一种以焦虑情绪为主的神经症,是人类心理失调中最常见的问题之一。目前治疗焦虑症的方法主要有心理治疗和药物治疗,心理治疗受主客观因素影响较大而且周期长,化学药物治疗则会导致一定的依从性和不良反应。天然药物因其成份天然越来越多地成为学者研究的热点。故对具有抗焦虑活性的天然药物进行综述,以期为后期的研究提供一定的帮助。

Anxiety disorder is a common mental disease which is one of the most common problems in the human mental disorders. The current therapy for anxiety disorder mainly depends on psychotherapy and chemical drugs. But psychological treatment is affected by subjective and objective factors and it takes a long time. The drug treatment would lead to a certain degree of compliance and side effects. On the contrary, natural medicine has become a research focusing on new anxiolytic drug because it could overcome the disadvantages of western medicine. This paper reviews the research progress of natural medicine with anxiolytic effects, so as to provide theoretical basis for further research.