ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2017
Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review.
Article in Journal of menopausal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Therapeutic efficacy of botanicals in psychological disorders in menopausal women: a systematic and scoping review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Polyphenol Supplementations on Improving Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Patients With Depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Dietary phytoestrogen ameliorates ovarian toxicant-induced neurotoxicity: mechanistic and metabolic insights.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Exercise ameliorates anxious behavior and promotes neuroprotection through osteocalcin in VCD-induced menopausal mice.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Role of Phytoestrogen in Menopausal Women With Depressive Symptoms: A Consecutive Case Series Study.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Effect of Lavender on Sleep, Sexual Desire, Vasomotor, Psychological and Physical Symptom among Menopausal and Elderly Women: A Systematic Review.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2019Article
- Effect of Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) on Sleep Quality of Menopausal Women: A Double-blinded, Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesIn this systematic review, the effectiveness of herbal medicines in improving depression and anxiety in menopausal women was assessed.
methodsThree following databases were individually searched: MEDLINE (1966-March 2017), SCOPUS (1990-March 2017), and the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; 2017).
resultsA total of 9 trials were included in this systematic review. Overall, soy was found to have a beneficial effect. Also, fennel had a significant positive effect on menopausal women with depression and anxiety disorder, but not on healthy women. Red clover showed varying effects ranging from significant to non-significant on depression and anxiety. Moreover, kava was found to have a significant beneficial effect on depression and anxiety at dose of 200 mg/days.
conclusionsOur study demonstrated that herbal medicines could improve anxiety and depression in among menopausal women. However, the beneficial effect still remains indefinite due to the poor methodology.
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