Research Progress on the Basic Pharmacodynamic Substance and Mechanism of Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus in Relieving Anxiety
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Application of Chinese Medicine - Year 2024, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Anxiety disorder resulting from the interaction of psychological factors-caused anxiety and mood disorder symptoms is one of the clinical mental diseases. Excessive worry, nervousness and fear often bring about several negative outcomes, and seriously impact the physical, mental, and social functioning of patients. What’s worse, with poor treatment, anxiety disorder may develop into mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. The treatment of anxiety has mainly recourse to drug therapy and psychotherapy; however, Western drug therapy represented by 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibitor often causes evident adverse effects, including nausea and constipation, as well as poor long-term medication compliance of patients. Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus can sooth the liver and regulate qi, which can be applied to alleviate anxiety disorder as an ancillary drug. Modern pharmacological research revealed that bergamot volatile oil, also known as bergamot essential oil (BEO), is the main active chemical component of Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus for anti-anxiety. BEO has been confirmed to exert an anti-anxiety effect through modulating neuronendocrine-immune network, including immunoregulation, suppression of hyperactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, enhancement of function of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, modulation of neurotransmitter, and promotion of neurotrophic effect. The study discusses the current research status regarding the application of Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus for anti-anxiety in recent years, and deeply probes into the mechanism of Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus playing an anti-anxiety role via neuronendocrine-immune network, in an effort to provide references to clinical treatment of anxiety disorder and new ideas for developing drugs targeting anxiety disorders.
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Ting Chen
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