Abstract

A REVIEW; ON VARIOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EPILEPSY

Samruddhi Satish Vyawahare*, Dr. R.J. Mandade and Pranay Uplenchwar

ABSTRACT

Seizures are resistant to treatment with currently available anticonvulsant drugs in about 1 out of 3 patients with epilepsy. Thus, there is a need for new, more effective anticonvulsant drugs for intractable epilepsy. However, nature is a rich source of biological and chemical diversity and a number of plants in the world have been used in traditional medicine remedies, i.e., anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, analgesic, antidepressant. This work constitutes a literature review on medicinal plants showing anticonvulsant properties.

Keywords: Epilepsy, Convulsions, Seizures, Medicinal plants.