Antiepileptic and Antioxidant Activity of Some Medicinal Plants: A Review

Medicinal plants are the oldest form of healthcare known to mankind. Antioxidants are considered to be important in fighting against the damages done by the free radicals produced due to oxidative stress. Antiepileptic drugs help to minimize or to irradiate the convulsive shocks and seizures as a result of abnormal and excessive nerve cell activity. Standardized, well established in vitro and in vivo methods are available for experimental evaluation of antioxidant and antiepileptic agents. A step wise procedure from in vitro and in vivo seems reasonable to reduce the large quantity of potential drugs to a few promising agents for further clinical testing. This review has focused on some herbal drugs with both antioxidant and antiepileptic property such as Brassica nigra, Bacopa monniera, Ficus religiosa, Convolvulus pluricalis, Jatamansi and Acorus calamus.

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