Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy Authors Mehr Musani Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Wasim Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Hassan Salman Siddiqi Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Saara Muddasir Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Fazal Manzoor Arain Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7081 Keywords: Epilepsy, Herbal extracts, Drug-resistant epilepsy, Anti-epileptic drugs Abstract Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by two or more unprovoked seizures. The high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy globally, especially in Asia, has remained a big concern over the course of centuries. Patients are usually prescribed the already known anti-epileptic drugs, but even after going through three different generations of anti-epileptic drugs, some people still suffer from drug-resistant form of epilepsy. These patients are usually prescribed a higher dose of anti-epileptic drugs, which results in more adverse effects. That is why new treatment options, like herbal extracts, should be explored for patients who do not respond to the classic anti-epileptic drugs. The current narrative review was planned to explore if herbal extracts can be the future for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Key Words: Epilepsy, Herbal extracts, Drug-resistant epilepsy, Anti-epileptic drugs. Author Biographies Mehr Musani, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan MPhil Student, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Wasim, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan PostDoctral Fellow, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan Hassan Salman Siddiqi, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Assistant Professor Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan Saara Muddasir, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Assistant Professor Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan Fazal Manzoor Arain, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Assistant Professor Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-05-15 How to Cite Mehr Musani, Muhammad Wasim, Hassan Salman Siddiqi, Saara Muddasir, & Fazal Manzoor Arain. (2023). Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(6), 1266–1271. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7081 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 6 (2023): JUNE Section NARRATIVE REVIEW License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.