Schizophrenia is a subtle disorder of brain development and plasticity; it affects the most basic human processes of perception,
emotion, and judgment. In Bangladesh the traditional medical practitioners of rural and remote areas characterized the
schizophrenia as an insanity or a mental problem due to possession by ghosts or evil spirits and they have used various plant
species’ to treat such symptoms. The aim of the present study was to conduct an ethnomedicinal plant survey and documentation
of the formulations of different plant parts used by the traditional medical practitioners of Rangamati district of Bangladesh for the
treatment of schizophrenia like psychosis. It was observed that the traditional medical practitioners used a total of 15 plant species
to make 14 formulations. The plants were divided into 13 families, used for treatment of schizophrenia and accompanying symptoms
like hallucination, depression, oversleeping or insomnia, deterior
ation of personal hygiene, forgetfulness, and fear due to evil spirits
like genies or ghost. A search of the relevant scientific literatures showed that a number of plants used by the medicinal practitioners
have been scientifically validated in their uses and traditional
medicinal knowledge has been a means towards the discovery of
many modern medicines. Moreover, the antipsychotic drug reserpine, isolated from the dried root of
Rauvolfia serpentina
species,
revolutionized the treatment of schizophrenia. So it is very much possible that formulations of the practitioner, when examined
scientifically in their entireties, can form discovery of lead compounds which can be used as safe and effective antipsychotic drug
to treat schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a subtle disorder of brain development and plasticity; it affects the most basic human processes of perception,emotion, and judgment. In Bangladesh the traditional medical practitioners of rural and remote areas characterized theschizophrenia as an insanity or a mental problem due to possession by ghosts or evil spirits and they have used various plantspecies’ to treat such symptoms. The aim of the present study was to conduct an ethnomedicinal plant survey and documentationof the formulations of different plant parts used by the traditional medical practitioners of Rangamati district of Bangladesh for thetreatment of schizophrenia like psychosis. It was observed that the traditional medical practitioners used a total of 15 plant speciesto make 14 formulations. The plants were divided into 13 families, used for treatment of schizophrenia and accompanying symptomslike hallucination, depression, oversleeping or insomnia, deterioration of personal hygiene, forgetfulness, and fear due to evil spiritslike genies or ghost. A search of the relevant scientific literatures showed that a number of plants used by the medicinal practitionershave been scientifically validated in their uses and traditionalmedicinal knowledge has been a means towards the discovery ofmany modern medicines. Moreover, the antipsychotic drug reserpine, isolated from the dried root ofRauvolfia serpentinaspecies,revolutionized the treatment of schizophrenia. So it is very much possible that formulations of the practitioner, when examinedscientifically in their entireties, can form discovery of lead compounds which can be used as safe and effective antipsychotic drugto treat schizophrenia
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