April 26, 2021
Neuroprotective Herbs for the Management of Alzheimer’s
Apollo Health’s Principal Research Scientist Dr. Ram Rao, Chief Science Officer Dr. Dale Bredesen, Chief Health Liaison Julie Gregory, and medical student Yasaswi Vengalasetti recently published the paper “Neuroprotective Herbs for the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease” in the medical journal Biomolecules for its special issue on “Natural and Synthetic Compounds in Neurodegenerative Disorders.”
More than two hundred promising drug candidates for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have failed in the past decade. Medicinal plants and herbal remedies are gaining interest as complementary and alternative interventions for treating AD, and a valuable source for developing viable drug candidates. The ten herbs featured in the paper (see photo gallery below) were chosen for their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and cognitive-enhancing effects are ashwagandha, brahmi, cat’s claw, ginkgo biloba, gotu kola, lion’s mane, saffron, shankhpushpi, tumeric, and triphala.
![Ashwagandha plant icon, cartoon style]()
![Brahmi herb isolated]()
Brahmi ![Cats claw or Uncaria tomentosa bark, branch and mortar set. Watercolor hand drawn illustration isolated on white background]()
Cat’s Claw ![fresh green leaves of the Ginkgo biloba tree on a white wooden vintage table]()
Ginkgo Biloba ![gotu kola leaves]()
Gotu Kola ![Lion mane mushroom isolated on white background]()
Lion’s Mane ![Dried saffron spice and Saffron flower]()
Saffron ![Triphala, a combination of ayurvedic fruits]()
Triphala ![Close up shot of ayurvedic memory booster herb shankhpushpi or Convolvulus pluricaulis roots on black wooden surface with selective focus and blurred background.]()
Sankhapushpi ![fresh turmeric roots on wooden table]()
Tumeric
Read the abstract and download the full version of the article here.
