Abstract

ROLE OF HERBAL DRUGS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Gulkari V. D.* and Maske D. K.

Abstract

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) ailment is a neurological issue wherein the death of brain cells causes memory misfortune and psychological decay. Restorative plants are assuming a huge job in the administration of AD and memory shortage. The significant conventional helpful techniques are Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Unani and Siddha frameworks of medication. Customary arrangement of medication is essentially preventive, defensive, nutritive and therapeutic. Consequently, customary medications are protected and innocuous which treat the patients with less or no reactions. Various logical looks into have been done on therapeutic uses of herbs. Herbs have calming and cancer prevention agent exercises that might be utilized in the treatment of AD. Alzheimer's patients have an acetylcholine inadequacy. Calming herbs may decrease irritation of the mind tissue in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease such as Ginkgo biloba, Salvia officinalis, Rosmarinus officinalis, Melissa officinalis, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Galanthus nivalis, Huperzia serrate, Commiphora whighitii, Panax ginseng, Acoras calamus, Withania somnifera, Tinospora cordifolia, Nardostachys jatamansi etc. Acetylcholine is a synapse that assumes a key job in subjective capacity and thinking. The minds of those with mellow todirect Alzheimer's sickness, a dynamic kind of dementia, have anomalous low acetylcholine focuses. This implies any aggravate that improves the cholinergic framework in the mind might be helpful in rewarding Alzheimer's infection and comparable cerebrum glitches. The herbs that hinder Acetylcholinesterase (AchE) contain normal COX-2 inhibitors, additionally revealed as restorative herbs, for AD sign.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, cognitive function, ? amyloid degradation, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.