HERBAL DRUG AS AN ANALGESIC

The substances which are used to relive pain without losing consciousness are called as analgesics. The word Analgesic is derives from Greek –An-‘’without ‘’ and algos-“pain”. Analgesic drugs are obtained from various sources, like natural analgesics, semi synthetic analgesics and synthetic analgesics .some examples of natural analgesics are opioid analgesics, Alo vera barbedenis, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Cinnamonum Camphora, Zingiber Officinale, Eugenia Caryophyllata, This drugs are acts on central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Information about various types of herbal analgesic is described in current review article. Keywords: Analgesic, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, herbal drug