Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ANTI ANXIETY ACTIVITY OF ALBIZIA LEBBECK (L.) BENTH

V. Saranya*, R. Shanmugasundram and M. Senthil Kumar

ABSTRACT

The genus Albizia (Fabaceae) comprises approximately 150 species, mostly trees and shrubs native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Albizia lebbeck (AL) is a member of this genus and used in folk medicine to treat inflammatory conditions as asthma, arthritis, burns allergic rhinitis, bronchitis and leprosy and it have been claimed to be useful in treatment of Alzheimer`s and Parkinson`s diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), major depressive disorders (MDD) will account for the second major illness in the world by the year 2020.The prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and insomnia are very common. The plant Albizia lebbeck traditionally has been reported for the treatment of depression, cardiac activity, hepatoprotective etc. The aim and objectives of the present study is to screen the Phytochemical and biological properties of the plant extract.

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