Herbal help in Alzheimer’s type of cognitive disorders: A Comprehensive Review

Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent type of life threatening dementia which is characterized by oxidative stress and inflammation induced neuronal loss, impaired energy metabolism, and cholinergic deficits leading to severe cognitive impairments and other abnormal neuropsychiatric changes. Cure of cognitive disorders such as amnesia, attention deficit and Alzheimer’s disease is still a nightmare in the field of medicine and several nootropic agents are being used to improve memory, mood and behavior, but the resulting side effects associated with these agents have made their use limited. Indian system of medicine emphasizes use of herbs, nutraceuticals and life style changes for age related neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Current review sums up the plants that have shown the beneficial and encouraging results in treating ailments like Alzheimer’s disease.