A review on herbal Ayurvedic medicinal plants and its association with memory functions
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex, multifactorial, progressive, neurodegenerative disease mainly affecting the elder population. The impairment of central acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmission due to neural degeneration is believed to be a principal neuropathological feature of AD. In the history Rasayana remedies widely used in Ayurveda for the management of memory impairment. Memory is a vital part of cognition. In health promotive Ayurveda is gaining greater attention and popularity in various regions of the world. It is one of the renowned systems of medicine invented from Vedas. The present study is therefore focussed on discussing the various herbal ayurvedic medicinal plants and its association with memory functions. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex, multifactorial, progressive, neurodegenerative disease mainly affecting the elder population. The impairment of central acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmission due to neural degeneration is believed to be a principal neuropathological feature of AD. In the history Rasayana remedies widely used in Ayurveda for the management of memory impairment. Memory is a vital part of cognition. In health promotive ayurveda is gaining greater attention and popularity in various regions of the world. It is one of the renowned systems of medicine invented from Vedas. The present study is therefore focussed on discussing the various herbal ayurvedic medicinal plants and its association with memory functions. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex, multifactorial, progressive, neurodegenerative disease mainly affecting the elder population. The impairment of central acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmission due to neural degeneration is believed to be a principal neuropathological feature of AD. In the history Rasayana remedies widely used in Ayurveda for the management of memory impairment. Memory is a vital part of cognition. In health promotive Ayurveda is gaining greater attention and popularity in various regions of the world. It is one of the renowned systems of medicine invented from Vedas. The present study is therefore focussed on discussing the various herbal ayurvedic medicinal plants and its association with memory functions.
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Gupta Avneet*, Singh Manish Pal, Sisodia S. Siddhraj
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