herb · for low mood
Chamomile
The theory is that easing anxious tension lifts low mood alongside it, in people who have both.
Say that in clinical terms
Proposed via the same apigenin-mediated calming pathway, on the theory that reducing anxious arousal secondarily lifts depressive symptoms in people with mixed anxiety/depression.
How strong is the research?
Evidence evidence
Low-quality evidence
2 papers read, 2 supporting.
Tested as: pharmaceutical-grade chamomile extract, 500 mg three times daily (1500 mg/day), in an exploratory secondary analysis of an anxiety-trial population; chamomile tea (nightly, brewed) in a separate short-term postpartum trial
How much to take
500–1500 mg