USE OF 2,5-DIHYDROXYPHENYMETHANOL OR ITS DERIVATES IN PREPARING THE MEDICINE OR FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING DEPRESSION

摘要

The use of 2,5-dihydroxyphenylmethanol or its derivates or its pharmaceutical composition in preparing the medicine or functional food for treating or preventing depression is provided in the present invention. The experiment results show that 2,5-dihydroxyphenylmethanol and its derivates and its pharmaceutical composition have the antidepressant activity, wherein the antidepressant activity of 2,6-dimethoxy benzoic acid-2,5-dihydroxy (2-glucosyl) benzene methyl ester is powerful over the activity of antidepressant fluoxetine.