Tian-Ji Xia, Su-Wei Jin, Yong-Guang Liu, Shan-Shan Zhang, Zhi Wang, Xin-Min Liu, Rui-Le Pan, Ning Jiang, Yong-Hong Liao, Ming-Zhu Yan, Qi Chang
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Sleep plays a critical role in several physiologic processes, and sleep disorders increase the risk of depression, dementia, stroke, cancer, and other diseases. Stress is one of the main causes of sleep disorders. Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Polygalae Radix have been reported to have effects of calming the mind and intensifying intelligence in Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions composed of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Polygalae Radix (Shen Yuan, SY) are commonly used to treat insomnia, depression, and other psychiatric disorders in clinical practice...
February 28, 2024: Journal of Ethnopharmacology