Anxiolytic Effects of Medicinal Plants: A Systematic Review

Abstract

History explores that ancient civilization such as Greek, China and Egypt uses medicinal plants for treating various diseases. In the healthcare system, medicinal plants play a vital role due to their therapeutic agents (phytochemicals). Anxiety specially chronic anxiety is the severe feeling of fear, worrying or nervousness that effect the health or quality of life. Anxiolytic drugs have many side effects that why; people are treating their anxiety with the herbal medicines. The current article is composed of various medicinal plants that have anti-anxiety activity.

Key words: Medicinal Plants, Anxiety, Phytomedicine, Anxiolytic Herbs