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22SW04 - Antianxiety Herbs and Mechanisms of Action Conferences>>2011 Medicines from the Earth Traditional Chinese Medicine: An IntroductionSpeaker: Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist. Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system which is a key target of pharmaceutical drugs in the treatment of anxiety. A review of research shows that a number of herbs traditionally used for anxiety are clinically effective compared to the pharmaceuticals. They have effects on the GABA system but do not present the side effects common to drugs. Herbs we will