RESUMO:A procura de novos agentes terapêuticos provenientes de plantas medicinais para doenças psiquiátricas tem progredido signifi cativamente na última década. Isso refl ete num grande número de preparações herbárias para as quais o potencial psicoterapêutico tem sido avaliado em diversos modelos animais. O intuito desta revisão é fornecer uma ampla visão das plantas medicinais que apresentam efeitos terapêuticos signifi cantes em modelos animais de doenças psiquiátricas, especifi camente os distúrbios da ansiedade. Um considerável número de constituintes herbários cujos efeitos comportamentais e ações farmacológicas têm sido bem caracterizados podem ser bons candidatos para futuras investigações que podem resultar em uso clínico, merecendo, portanto, uma maior atenção em estudos posteriores.Unitermos: Plantas medicinais, distúrbios da ansiedade, modelos animais de ansiedade. ABSTRACT: "Medicinal plants and their bioactive constituents:A scientifi c review of bioactivity and potential benefi ts in the anxiety disorders in animal models". A search for novel pharmacotherapy from medicinal plants for psychiatric illnesses has progressed signifi cantly in the past decade. This is refl ected in the large number of herbal preparations for which psychotherapeutic potential has been evaluated in a variety of animal models. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of medicinal plants that have signifi cant therapeutic effects in animal models of psychiatric illnesses, specifi cally anxiety disorders. A considerable number of herbal constituents whose behavioral effects and pharmacological actions have been well characterized may be good candidates for future investigations that may result in clinical use, thus deserving increased attention in future studies.
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