Abstract

REVIEW ON ANXIOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF MEDICINAL PLANT

Megavarthini*, Mahalaksmi, Nishal Nixson, Sathiyamoorthi, Manokaran and Ravikkumar

Abstract

Eighty percent of people on the planet will utilize traditional medication made from medicinal plants. This review's main goal is to highlight herbal medications that can be utilized to treat anxiety disorders. 970 million individuals worldwide, or 1 in every 8 persons, suffered from a mental illness in 2019. Anxiety and depressive disorders were the most prevalent types. Due in large part to the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of individuals suffering from anxiety and depression illnesses increased dramatically in 2020. According to preliminary estimates, anxiety will increase by 26% respectively, in just one year. For thousands of years, traditional medicine has employed several plants to treat anxiety. The use of herbal supplements to treat anxiety problems is getting more common, and more individuals are learning about how various herbal treatments function. Herbs are less likely to have undesired side effects and are safer, less expensive, and more effective than pharmaceutical drugs. Herbs are the most effective alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs for a wide range of medical conditions. Many medicinal plants have been demonstrated to have anti-anxiety qualities, such as Abies pindrow, Albizzia lebbeck, Angelica archangelica Linn, Brassica oleracea, Centratherum Anthelminiticum, Coriandrum sativum Cynodon dactylon Cyanthillium cinereum (L.), Drypetes roxburghii Dysphania Ambrosioides, Euphorbia Hirta Glorisa superba linn, Hypericum perforatum, Lawsonia inermis linn, Mimisa pudica L, Moringa oleifera, Nymphaea alba linn, Ocimum Sanctum, Plectranthus amboinicus Pongamia pinnata, Rubia cordifolia, Scoparia dulcis linn, Stachys tibetica vatke Vitex negundo linn Withania somnifera (l).

Keywords: Anxiety, Anti-anxiety, Medicinal Plants, Central Nervous System.