Mint extract is effective in reducing depression

Mint extract is effective in reducing depression

The results of a study showed that mint extract in doses of 100 mg and 200 mg can be effective as a treatment supplement in depressed patients.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of aqueous-alcoholic extract of mint (complementary therapy) on the severity of depression in patients by Shahla Najafi Dolatabadi, Master of Nursing and Instructor, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences.

This study is a three-blind randomized clinical trial that was performed on 120 patients with depression referred to the clinic.

Patients’ severity of depression was assessed using Beck questionnaire and patients were randomly divided into five equal groups. There were four groups as a test that received 10, 50, 100 and 200 mg of aqueous-alcoholic extract of mint daily for two months, respectively, and one group was a placebo that did not receive the extract.

The results showed that the highest rate of depression reduction was related to the samples of 100 mg and 200 mg groups, respectively, and the lowest rate of reduction of depression after the intervention was assigned to the samples of 50 mg group, placebo group and 10 mg group, respectively.

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses and is one of the most debilitating mental health problems in different societies. Depression is projected to be the second most common illness after cardiovascular disease by 2020, accounting for 15% of all illnesses.