ABSTRACT

100Herbal researches have revealed panoply of promising compounds with neuroprotective activity and potential for treatment of psychopharmacological disorders. The numerous chemical structural templates of herbal products have led us to a plethora of synthetic chemical moieties that have been tested in biological models with some degree of success. In this chapter, we briefly explored the pivotal role played by herbal compounds in therapeutic modulation of neuropsychiatric illness and reviewed role of L-stepholidine in neuropsychiatry.