Lemon Balm and Reduced Depression Severity

Doses used in studies

g/day: 2 (median 2, IQR 2–2) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 8 weeks · IQR 8 weeks–8 weeks · Range 8 weeks–8 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

A double-blind, randomized pilot study for comparison of Melissa officinalis L. and Lavandula angustifolia Mill. with Fluoxetine for the treatment of depression.

2020-07-03
RCT
BMC complementary medicine and therapies 20(1)
- Mostafa Araj-Khodaei
- Ahmad Ali Noorbala
- Reza Yarani
- Fatemeh Emadi
- Elham Emaratkar
- Soghrat Faghihzadeh
- Zahra Parsian
- Fatemeh Alijaniha
- Mohammad Kamalinejad
- Mohsen Naseri

PubMed: 32620104
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-03003-5

1 Insight on

Reduced Depression Severity

High evidence
Clinical

Our study showed that M. officinalis and L. angustifolia effect similar to fluoxetine in mild to moderate depression. (F = 0.131, df = 2,42, p = 0.877).

Effect: Neutral
Effect size: Small
Significant: No
Dose: 2 g/day