A REVIEW ON TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF MEDICINE FOR TREATS EPILEPSY
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder affecting more than 50 million persons worldwide. Several plants used for the treatment of epilepsy in different systems of traditional medicine have shown antiepileptic activity in experimental animal models and such plants claimed in the traditional system still remain to be scientifically investigated. The review explored various herbal drugs mentioned in different traditional systems of medicine. This review is focused on following plants Saussurea lappa, Mimosa pudica L., Xylocarpus moluccensis, Nardostachys jatamansi, Indigofera tinctoria, Glycyrrhiza glabra , Balanites roxburghii ,Newbouldia lae vis, Rauvolfia vomitoria, Crocus sativus L. , Cassia sophera Linn., Croton zambesicus, Tagetes erecta Linn, Myristica fragrans. The report could be a better target for the development of alternatives to synthetic antiepileptic drugs