Abstract

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND INVITRO PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY OF ABRUS PRECATORIUS ROOT EXTRACT AGAINST EPILEPY

Indumathy K.*, Prakesh Raj K., Arthika A., Kayal R., Mythili I.

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Abstract

Ayurveda medicine is an ancient Indian medical system. Ayurveda deals with the drugs of plants, animals, and metals and their origins. The term “Ayurveda” combines the Sanskrit word „ayur‟ (life) and "veda' {scienceknowledge}.Epilepsy is a chronic, non-communicable disease of the brain that affects people of all ages. Epilepsy is one of the most widely spread neurological conditions, affecting approximately 1–2% of the world population with an annual prevalence of 50–100,000 per day. Abrus precatorius is also known as Rosary pea plant. It has many therapeautic effects such as cough, asthma, tuberculosis, bronchitis and cheast pain mainly we discussed about the use of Anti-convulsant activity from the root of the Abrus precatorius plant.

Keywords: Abrus precatorius, Epilepsy.