Anticonvulsant Activity of Some Medicinal Plants: A Review
Felix Keneolisa Asogwa *
Department of Pharmacology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology Agbani, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Ugwu Obiora Celestine
Department of Pharmacology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology Agbani, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Ali Ibeabuchi Jude
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Enugu State University of Science and Technology Agbani, Enugu State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder characterized by a bizarre feelings, sensations, and behaviors. Muscle spasms, convulsions, and loss of consciousness occasionally from epileptic seizures. Neuronal dependent on neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. In this review, we discussed epilepsy and its therapies, placing particular emphasis on some medicinal plants and their mechanism of action. The majority of herbal remedies that are both tested for anticonvulsant activity and utilized in ethno medicine to treat epilepsy were reported. The findings demonstrate that active components extracted from medicinal plants can prevent and treat neuronal disorder.
Keywords: Transmitter, excitotoxic neuronal plasticity, seizure, neurosyphilis