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Management of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of Herbal Drugs Having Potential Pharmacological and Therapeutic Activity

Mrunali S Potbhare1,2★, Rakesh Barik3, Deepak S Khobragade2★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Institute of Pharmacy, GITAM University, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
  2. 2Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, INDIA.
  3. 3School of Pharmacy, GITAM University, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

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Mrunali S Potbhare

Institute of Pharmacy, GITAM University, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

mrunalipotbhare@gmail.com

Received: 08-05-2022; Revised: 08-06-2022; Accepted: 08-07-2022.

Volume 15, Issue 1 · pp. 13–30 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/097515050344

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ABSTRACT

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease severely affecting memory and cognitive function. It causes linguistic and visuo-spatial deficiencies, and behavioral problems like indifference, aggressiveness and depression as disease progresses advanced stages. No cure is available for Alzheimer’s, though symptomatic treatment improves memory and other symptoms. Natural products ease the symptoms of many kinds of diseases and offer a treatment option for many diseases at least successfully slowing the progress. Medicinal plants and plant products have been historically employed to improve brain function and treat memory disorders like amnesia, dementia. Though, various studies have described the utility of plants for treatment of Alzheimer’s, but with limited scientific evidence. Though, it has been reported that early start of utilization memory enhancing agents and brain tonics can be beneficial in AD. The present review is to summaries the herbal medicines which have reported to have some kind of CNS activity and may be utilized for slowing progression, symptomatic treatment and research in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and its related symptoms.

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    Potbhare, M. S., Barik, R., & Khobragade, D. S. (). Management of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of Herbal Drugs Having Potential Pharmacological and Therapeutic Activity. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 15(1), 13–30. https://doi.org/10.5530/097515050344