@inbook{
author = "Petrović, Bojana and Vukomanović, Predrag and Popović, Vera and Jovović, Zoran and Nikolić, Milica and Šarčević-Todosijević, Ljubica and Jović, Slavoljub",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Mental illness affects millions of people around the world. Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental disorders, occurring in 16.6% of the population around the world. Anxiety (anxietas-worry, fear, uneasiness) is a specific psychic state, characterized by an excessive manifestation of emotionality. It occurs under the influence of stress, which in interaction with the genetically innate level of emotional activity and reactivity, causes excessive manifestation of emotionality, which is manifested by excessive changes in the behavior and activation of the autonomic nervous system (dilation of pupils, tachycardia, sweating of the palms, respiratory disorder, GIT disorders, etc.). In mild and reversible forms of anxiety disorders, anxiety can be stimulating and productive. However, in strong forms, anxiety can hinder normal human activity for a long time, which requires therapy. In addition to pharmacological therapy, many herbal medicines have shown efficacy in the treatment of anxiety disorders, as therapeutic agents or in addition to therapy, which is confirmed by numerous scientific studies. Herbal preparations of Passiflora incarnata, Kava-Kava, St. John’s wort, valerian, chamomile, lemon balm, lavender are used for centuries in traditional medicine due to sedative effect and positive mood impact. Studies proving the usefulness of these herbal remedies and their extracts in the treatment of anxiety disorders have been gaining importance over the past several decades.",
publisher = "Nova Science Publishers",
journal = "An introduction to medicinal herbs",
booktitle = "Herbal remedies in the treatment of anxiety disorders",
pages = "236-205",
doi = "10.52305/TKAL3430"
}
