Research Article

Antidepressant-Like Effects of Fractions Prepared from Danzhi-Xiaoyao-San Decoction in Rats with Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress: Effects on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Arginine Vasopressin, and Neurotransmitters

Table 1

Different components in the formula of DZXYS.

Pharmaceutical nameFamily namePlant partChinese name

Radix BupleuriUmbelliferaeRootChai hu
Paeoniae Radix AlbaRanunculaceaeRootBai shao
Angelica sinensisUmbelliferaeRootDang gui
Bighead atractylodes rhizomeCompositaeRhizomaBai zhu
Poria cocosPolyporaceaeSclerotiumFu ling
Bark of tree peony rootRanunculaceaeRoot-barkMu dan pi
Fructus GardeniaeRubiaceaeFruitZhi zi
Mentha haplocalyxLamiaceaeLeafBo he
LicoriceLeguminosaeRootGan cao