ESTUDO DA UTILIZAÇÃO POPULAR DA ESPÉCIE MEDICINAL ERYTHRINA MULUNGU MART. EX BENTH NO TRANSTORNO DA ANSIEDADE

Abstract

The use of medicinal plants has become an ancient tradition due to their therapeutic effects, the species Erythrina mulungu (E. mulungu) has sedative, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant action, and is used in milder cases of anxiety. Anxiety is considered a disease when its symptoms are intense and frequent, changing the individual's behavior. The presence of flavonoids and alkaloids produces anxiolytic effects proven in animal tests, which obtained results in both acute and chronic treatment. There was a need for further studies in humans, so that we have more information about the applicability of E. mulungu Mart. Ex Benth in Anxiety Disorder.