Abstract: New 1-phenyl-2-aminocarbonylindole compounds are described which have the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl radical, R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, or a lower alkyl, hydroxyl or lower alkoxy radical, R.sub.4 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, or a lower alkyl, hydroxyl or lower alkoxy radical, or, if R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, R.sub.4 may be a nitro or trifluoromethyl radical, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together denote a methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy radical, R.sub.5 has the meanings given for R.sub.3, R.sub.6 has the meanings given for R.sub.4, R.sub.7 is a hydrogen atom or, if R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are lower alkoxy radicals, R.sub.7 may also be a lower alkoxy radical, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are each a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical or, together with the nitrogen atom, form a heterocyclic group, and Z is a alkylene chain which is optionally substituted by hydroxyl.