Authors : Harshitha Arun Pardhe, N C Nagalakshmi, Hariprasad M.G, Prabhat Kumar Chourasia, Nandini S
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijn.2020.001
Volume : 6
Issue : 1
Year : 2020
Page No : 1-5
Depression is an affective mental disorder characterized by extreme exaggeration and mood disturbances.
The aggregate of genetic, environmental and psychological factors may lead to depression leading to
decreased brain levels of monoamines such as noradrenalin, dopamine and serotonin. A massive wide
variety of synthetic drugs are available for depression furthermore the side effects like dry mouth, nausea,
gastrointestinal problem or respiratory problems, drowsiness, anxiety and cardiac arrhythmias are major
restrictions in their application. Therefore the drug which restores the reduced level of monoamines in
brain and might be beneficial remedy for depression. Researchers are presently seeking for more specific
alternative antidepressants from natural source with high safety and lower costs. The purpose of this review
is to enlist those plants having antidepressant activity.
Keywords: Antidepressants, Forced Swim test, Tail Suspension test Immobility.