Abstract

TRADITIONAL PLANTS HAVING ANTIDEPRESSANT PROPERTY: A REVIEW

Saeema Farooq and Z. A. Bhat*

ABSTRACT

Depression is an etiologically heterogeneous group of brain disorders characterized by a wide range of symptoms that reflect alterations in cognitive, psychomotor and emotional processes Depression is a common mental disorder that is accompanied with decreased energy, loss of pleasure or interest, guilt feeling, disturbed sleep, unable to concentrate, disturbed sleep, low self worth and depressed mood. The reasons for the disease include stimulation of MAO-A, inhibition of NA and 5-HT.There are plenty of synthetic drugs used to treat depression but not enough blissful for patients, moreover, these synthetic drugs have potential side effects. Natural medicinal plants may be important sources of novel antidepressant drugs and the usage of plant extracts may be proven better in the management of stress and depression. The objective of this review is to enlist medicinal herbs which have antidepressant action using various rodent models of depression.

Keywords: Depression, psychomotor, stress.