Possibilities of herbal medicine for Alzheimer’s disease
AUTHORS : Smirnov Yu.A. | Smirnova T.A. | Plieva Z.S. | Zhukhovitsky V.G.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamaleya, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow
YEAR : 2018
SUMMARY Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disease that causes memory damage and impaired social behavior. Alzheimer’s disease is currently an incurable disease, so the search for new treatments for this disease is very urgent. Along with the development of new synthetic
preparations, research is being carried out for substances of plant origin. The review provides general information about Alzheimer’s disease, summarizes scientific data on the activity of herbal medicines. The mechanisms of action of biologically active substances of medicinal
plants are considered.