Psychoactive Botanicals and Their Constituents: A Brief Review

Abstract

Correspondence should be addressed to Antoine Al-Achi, USA E-mail: alachi@campbell.edu Since ancient times botanicals that affected moods and produced a feeling of relaxation have been used as sleep aids (for insomnia), to overcome anxiety, and to induce stillness [1]. A list of these plants, along with their chemical composition, is found in table 1. Specific therapeutic applications of psychoactive botanicals include their use for insomnia, as anti-depressive agents, to induce an anxiolytic action, as a treatment for headaches and migraines, to control menopausal symptoms associated with mood issues, and for various neurodegenerative diseases, among others (Table 2). Copyright