Article: Anxiety: new options for herbal treatment.(Phytotherapy Review & Commentary)

A clinical trial was recently conducted in France to assess the benefits of a combination of extracts of hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) and Californian poppy (Eschscholtzia californica) together with magnesium versus placebo in the treatment of mild to moderate anxiety disorders. (1) A total of 264 patients (81% female) presenting with generalized anxiety (DSM-III-R) with a Hamilton anxiety score of between 16 and 28 were included in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups: 130 received the herbal treatment and 134 a placebo.

Efficacy and safety data were recorded before first administration and at 7, ...

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