Antipsychotic Effects of Sorghum Bicolor (JOBELYN) in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2017-12-01
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Summary
Sorghum bicolor is a naturally growing plant which has been of health benefit to the people
of West Africa who traditionally prepare its leaf for various nutritional and health
reasons.The food and nutritional fact analysis showed that Jobelyn is rich in Carbohydrates,
Protein, Dietary Fiber, Iron, Natural Vitamins like B12 and Vitamin C. It also contains
Selenium, Omega 3,6 and 9 and other essential elements and fatty acids. Although the
determinants of mental health are complex, the emerging and compelling evidence for nutrition
as a crucial factor in the high prevalence and incidence of mental disorders suggests that
diet is as important to psychiatry as it is to cardiology, endocrinology, and
gastroenterology. Evidence is steadily growing for the relation between dietary quality (and
potential nutritional deficiencies) and mental health, and for the select use of
nutrient-based supplements to address deficiencies, or as monotherapies or augmentation
therapies. There is currently strong advocacy for the recognition of diet and nutrition as
central determinants of both physical and mental health.Its anti-inflammatory and haematocrit
boosting properties have been well documented though the precise mechanism of action is still
largely unknown. Its use has recently been extended to the field of mental health where
findings in animal study suggest it could be of help in relieve of psychosis. The need for
this study is therefore aimed at investigating the effect of this drug in patients with
schizophrenia which is the prototypical psychotic disorder.