title: Alzheimer's Disease and Medicinal Plants: An Overview.
abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is progressive neurodegenerative disorder and identified as a major health concern globally. Individuals with AD and their care givers are affected in personal, emotional, financial, and social levels. Due to its significant impact and heavy burden on the individual, the patients' families, and society, it is highly needed to search for cost effective, long-time retention therapeutic targets. In recent decades, there are lots of research conducted the possible benefit of natural products and their active components on AD and other neurodegenerative disease, which are discussed here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. sakshiman@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manoharan
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.|Ageing and Dementia Research Group, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: M Mohamed
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Essa
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vinoth
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kowsalya
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manimaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvasundaram
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products
keywords: Acetyl choline esterase; Alzheimer’s Disease; Natural products