**5. Review of medicinal plants for psychosis**

Many medicinal plants are in use both in developed and developing countries for the treatment of psychosis, some of these plants have been studied for their antipsychotic properties whereas most of these plants have no scientific backings for their efficacy. Literature search of the PUBMED and Sciencedirect journals have documented a number of plants studied for their antipsychotic properties in laboratory animals, however, most of the studies carried out are preliminary, and the need for further studies to isolate the active constituents, determine the mechanism of action and conduct clinical trials to verify their efficacy and safety is necessary. **Table 1** gave a list of some of the reviewed antipsychotic plants, their constituents and probable mechanism of action.
