Phytochemical investigation and anxiolytic evalution of Cassica caradas

About 13-14 % of world’s population has mental health disorders.2 Mental stress leads to various psychiatric disorders like depression, cognitive dysfunction and anxiety.It was found that prevalence rate of anxiety disorder in India is variable.The primary use of sedative–hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs is to encourage calmness (anxiolytics or sedatives) or to produce sleep (sedative–hypnotics). All people are subjected to states of emotional tension and uneasiness. Screening of seed extract of Carissa carandas was carried for anxiolytic property. The extracts screened for anxiolytic activity were found to be potent agent against anxiety by increasing the behavioural activity.