Episode 13:
Cheeky Bastard’s Guide to Science
Cheeky Bastard’s Guide to Science
BY CAITI LAHUE, EVAN BROWN, AND SHELBY PUTNAM
Ever felt stressed? Ever wanted a natural cure to perk you right up that’s not cocaine? Well, how about valerian? Tune in to learn more about this plant and its possible uses in treatment of anxiety and depression.
This episode was produced as part of an upper level course on Neuropharmacology taught by Angel Kaur during Fall 2017 at UNC Asheville.
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Articles Referenced
- Jung, H. Y. et al. 2015. Valerenic Acid Protects Against Physical and Psychological Stress by Reducing the Turnover of Serotonin and Norepinephrine in Mouse Hippocampus-Amygdala Region. Journal of Medicinal Food. 18(12): 1333-1339.
- Pliny the Elder, The Natural History, ed. John Bostock and H. T. Riley, in the Perseus Digital Library, (accessed November 17, 2017).
- Dioscorides, De Materia Medica, ed. Tess Anne Osbaldeston, Internet Archive, (accessed November 17, 2017).
- Chen, S., Li, L., Xu, B. & Liu, J. Insular cortex involvement in declarative memory deficits in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. BMC psychiatry. 9(39), 1-9 (2009).
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Facts and Statistics – Anxiety and Depression. (accessed November 30, 2017)
- Grieve, Maud. A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs, & Trees with All Their Modern Scientific Uses. Volume 2. Courier Co. 1971. pp. 824-829.
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Written, Directed, and Featuring: Caiti Lahue, Evan Brown, and Shelby Putnam
Scientific Research by: Caiti Lahue, Evan Brown, and Shelby Putnam
Additional Sound Engineering: Cat Sawyer
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