TABLE 7.
Natural drugs | Compounds | Chemical structure | Animal models | Mechanisms | References |
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Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) | Curcumin | PTZS and KAS in mice | Inhibit MTORc1 activation; Reduce the damage of hippocampal neurons and cognitive dysfunction | Kiasalari et al. (2013) | |
Citrus aurantium L. (Rutaceae) | Naringin | KAS in mice | Reducing GCD and mtorc1 activation | Diniz et al. (2015) | |
Sophora japonica L. (Fabaceae) | Rutin | PTZS in zebrafish; KAS in mice | Improving epileptoid action | Diniz et al. (2015) | |
Folium Sennae (Senna) | Vitexin | PTZ-CS | Neuroprotective effects | Diniz et al. (2015) | |
Achillea millefolium L. (Yarrow) | Kaempferol | Epileptic drosophila | Inhibition of DNA topoisomerase I enzyme | Diniz et al. (2015) | |
Smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) | Fisetin | Iron-induced experimental model in rats | Protecting endogenous enzyme level | Diniz et al. (2015) | |
Dendranthema morifolium (Ramat.) Tzvelev | Linarin | PTZS in mice | Preventing CNS excitation or stress | Diniz et al. (2015) | |
Cannabis sativa L. (Moraceae, hemp) | Cannabidiol | Patients | Inhabiting neuronal excitability | Xiang et al. (2014) | |
Herba Menthae Haplocalycis (Mentha haplocalyx Briq.) | Carvone | PTZS in mice | Inhibiting central nervous system | Xiang et al. (2014) | |
Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae Martinov) | Γ-terpinene | PTZS, MES in mice | Raising the threshold of convulsion | Xiang et al. (2014) | |
Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) trees | Verbenone | PTZS in mice | Related to RNA expression of COX-2, BDNF, and C-fos | Bahr et al. (2019) | |
Cannabis sativa (marihuana) | Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol | PTZS in mice | Improving seizures in children | Bahr et al. (2019) | |
Nepeta cataria L. var. citriodora (Lamiaceae) | Ursolic acid | PTZS in mice | Unknown | Nieoczym et al. (2018) | |
Moschus moschiferus L | Muscone | Rat | Inhibiting the central nervous system excitability | Bahr et al. (2019) | |
The fragrant camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | Borneol | PTZS in mice | Anti-bacterial; protecting central nervous | Tambe et al. (2016) | |
Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. (Ranunculaceae) | Mesaconitine | Wistar rats | Regulating the noradrenergic system | Zhao et al. (2020) | |
Rhizoma Corydalis (Papaveraceae) | Dl-Tetrahydropalmatine | Electrical kindling in rats | Reducing dopamine output | Lin et al. (2002) | |
Rauwolfia serpentine (Sarpagandha) | Raubasine | PTZS in mice | Interacting at benzodiazepine sites with a benzodiazepine agonist-type activity | Xiang et al. (2014) | |
Piper nigrum L. (Pepper berries) | Piperlongumine | PTZS in mice | Decreasing the latency to death in mice | Xiang et al. (2014) | |
Erythrina mulungu Mart ex Benth (Papilionaceae) | Erythravine | BCLS in Wistar rats | Unclear | Xiang et al. (2014) | |
Ligusticum chuanxiong hort (Umbelliferae) | Tetramethylpyrazine | Epileptic Sprague Dawley rats | Increasing neuron cell adhesion molecule -140 | Jin et al. (2019) | |
Peucedanum praeruptorum dunn (Umbelliferae) | Imperatorin | MES in mice | Upregulating of BDNF levels | Chowdhury et al. (2018) | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum s.l. (Giant hogweed) | Umbelliferone | MES in mice | Unclear | Zagaja et al. (2015) | |
Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc. (Rutaceae) | Xanthotoxin | MES in mice | Unclear | Zagaja et al. (2016) | |
Acorus tatarinowii Schott (Araceae) | α-asarum | Caco -2 cells | Decreased expression of P glycoprotein and multidrug resistance gene | Yuan and Liu. (2020) |
BCLS, bicuculline induced seizure; KAS, Kainic acid (KA)-induced seizures; MES, Maximal electroshock-induced seizures; PTZS, PTZ-induced seizures; PTZ-CS, PTZ induced chronic seizures.