A RCT of Mentat® (an Ayurvedic medicine) in various types of epilepsy was conducted by Moharana, et al.[22] in 31 adult epileptic patients. Mentat® is a remedy containing certain important Ayurvedic ingredients such as Bacopa monnieri (jalbrahmi), Centella asiatics (mandookaparni, brahmi), Withania somnifera (ashwagandha), Evolvulus alsinoides
(shankhapushpi), Nardostachys jatamansi (jatamansi) etc., and many others. A review of the literature suggests that Ayurvedic medicines cannot be recommended as primary or add-on therapy in epilepsy patients at present but they may form the basis of a future new antiepileptic drug.