The invention discloses application of Cacumen biotae-derived
extracellular vesicles in preparation of drugs for treating
anxiety, depression or
insomnia. The EVs are separated and purified from cacumen biotae through a specific differential ultracentrifugation method, the EVs have a typical double-layer
membrane structure, the average particle size is about 100 nm, about 1012 EVs can be extracted from each
gram of cacumen biotae, and 62 volatile components are contained. Cacumen biotae EVs can be taken by PC12 cells, and
corticosterone-induced
neuron damage can be relieved; for chronic constraint stress model mice,
anxiety behaviors and
spatial learning and memory disorders can be improved, and central nervous
inflammation can be inhibited; for chronic unpredictable mild stress model mice, the weight, the
sucrose preference rate and the cognitive ability can be recovered, and the levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine and gamma-
aminobutyric acid are increased; and for 4-chloro-DL-
phenylalanine induced
insomnia model mice, the sleep condition can be improved, the
neurotransmitter level can be recovered, and the effect is equivalent to that of positive drugs such as
citalopram,
fluoxetine,
diazepam and the like.