Review on Herbal medicines used in treatment of epilepsy

Abstract

There are more than 10 million persons with epilepsy (PWE) in India., most of them are focused on the epidemiological aspects of epilepsy, genetic associations, identification, and validation of new AEDs in animal models of epilepsy, Very few  studies  are  reported  on  understanding  the  process  of  electrogenesis,  a dynamic process by which neurons begin to display abnormal firing patterns that cause epileptic seizures. Animal epilepsy models can be used for in depth studies; however, studies conducted on resected brain tissues from epilepsy patients are clinically relevant. Finally, more funding support from government and collaborations among basic research institutes, medical institutes, as well as industries is required to raise the standards of epilepsy research in India. This review focuses on the evaluation of the current status of epilepsy research in India and herbal medicines used in treatment of epilepsy.