Depression is a health issue of global proportions, and in today’s social environment, the condition affects both young and old alike. Research in China has discovered that Dendrobium, used in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has significant antidepressant effects.
A research team led by Dr. Li Xiaobo, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, published their research findings in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, titled “Alcohol-soluble polysaccharides from Dendrobium officinale flowers as an antidepressant by regulating the gut-brain axis.”
The research team discovered for the first time the active substance, alcohol-soluble polysaccharide, in Dendrobium officinale flowers (DOF), isolated and purified it, and used it in experimental rats suffering from depression….