Abstract

MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN ADDICTION AND THEIR ROLE IN ADDICTION TREATMENT: A REVIEW

Varalakshmi Lattupally*, Polikala Pavithra, Attaluri Sree Hari Priya, Rachabanti Laxmi Kumari and Md. Niyaz Ahmed

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Abstract

Medicinal plants are used to treat various diseases and these plants are increase in demand because of less cost, easy availability, and effective to treat diseases. Active constituents which are present in medicinal plants are responsible to treat various diseases. Some medicinal plants are used to treat diseases but these plants cause addiction such as morphine, heroin etc. some medicinal plants used in addiction treatment or Deaddiction such as Passiflora incartanata, Tabernanthe iboga etc. The aim of review is to provide medicinal plants shows addiction and their role in addiction treatment or deaddiction properties.

Keywords: medicinal plants, Active constituents, Addiction, Deaddiction.