Potential Ayurvedic Herbs for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A review

Abstract

In herbal medicine, there is a substantial amount of variety of plants have been used to treat neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's (AD)as well as other memory-related issues. Dementia is a neurological condition characterised by a progressive loss in emotional and cognitive abilities. Dementia is linked to a number of conditions like inadequate cerebral blood flow, poison toxicity, and other risk factors and conditions mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative injury, and, in certain cases coexistence with other diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's syndrome (PD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Despite the fact that there are well-established semi-synthetic medications for the treatment of AD and AD-related dementia, the majority of them have a number of side effects. As a result, conventional medicine offers a variety of plant-derived lead molecules that may be valuable in future medical studies. In this paper, we look at how ayurvedic plants are used to treat neurodegenerative disease around the world. Plants are also neuroprotective against proinflammatory cytokines including IL-6, IL-1b, TNF-a and it was reported that Antioxidant activity was increased, oxidant levels were reduced, and acetylcholinesterase activity was inhibited in the nervous system by these medicinal plants. We've highlighted the most essential ayurvedic medicinal plants as well as their biochemical effects. As a result, the effects of the above medicinals plants and their active constituents strengthened neurodegenerative conditions, indicating their therapeutic potential in ailments like Alzheimer's disease. and depression that are linked to neuroinflammation and neurotransmitter dysfunction.