extract in the treatment of depression and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) levels.

Background: Here, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of extract on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and depression score in patients with depression.

Materials And Methods: This clinical trial was performed in 2021 in the hospitals of military forces in Tehran on 52 male patients with major depressive disorder treated with sertraline. We used the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 Items (DASS-21) questionnaire to assess the patients.