Background:
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety is a very common and affecting many people
all around the world. Currently, many synthetic pharmacological products/ drugs are available in the market to cure the
disorder, but associated with various adverse reactions or side effects which may cause discomfort and sometimes other
disorders to the patients. In the past years, use of complementary and alternative medicine has increased. The exploration
in the areaof herbal psychopharmacology has received much attention as people are using more herbal treatment to benefit
their health.
Objective:
To provide a comprehensive information on anxiety disorder and its herbal treatment
Method:
In this review, we enlisted the plants, plant extracts and isolated component (if any) along with models used to
explore anxiolytic property; in retrospect, still a lot of research required to establish them clinically.
Result:
Literature revealed that a variety of medicinal plants are effective for the treatment of anxiety likeGinkgo biloba,
Passiflora incarnata, Gelsemium sempervirens, Piper methysticum, Bauhinia variegate, Matricaria recutita, Brassica
oleracea, Hypericum perforatum, Echium amoenum, and Scutellaria lateriflora.
Conclusion:
Exploration of herbal plants may be beneficial to establish more potential compounds for treatment of anxiety disorders.