Research progress on antidepressant substances and their mechanisms in Gastrodia elata / 中草药

Gastrodia elata is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine with many pharmacological activities such as calming, anti-depression, anti-anxiety, anti-oxidation, anti-virus, and anti-tumor. In this paper, the research progress of the pharmacodynamic basis and antidepressant mechanism of anti-depression effect of G. elata is summarized. And combined with the current clinical application of G. elata anti-depression, a reference is provided for the further research and development of G. elata.