HOW HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS HELPS IN ALZHEIMER & DEMENTIA

Alzheimer's disease is an age­associated, irreversible, progressive neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by severe memory loss, unusual behavior, personality changes, and a decline in cognitive function. No cure for Alzheimer's exists, and the drugs currently available to treat the disease have limited effectiveness.

Ayurvedic medicinal plants have been the single most productive source of leads for the development of drugs, and over a hundred new products are already in clinical development.

TRADITIONAL HERBS​ AND IT'S BENEFITS - The advantage of the traditional Indian Ayurvedic herbs is the site specificity of their actions. Along with that, the herbs also diminish the root cause of Dementia and Alzheimers.

The loss of cognitive functions in Dementia or Alzheimers are associated with the Senile Plaques found in the Hippocampus area of the brain. It is also thought that the degeneration of the brain is hastened by presence of free radicals and reactive oxygen species.

Herbs like BRAHMI, ASHWAGANDHA, GOTUKOLA, GUGGUL, TURMERIC are found to be greatly beneficial in stress, anxiety, dementia and Alzheimers Disease.

BRAHMI -

Mechanism of action: Brahmi acts by reducing divalent metals, scavenging reactive oxygen species, decreasing the formation of lipid peroxides, and inhibiting lipoxygenase activity. BM OR BACOPA MONNIERI also reversed the (a) depletion of acetylcholine.

(b) reduction in choline acetyltransferase activity.

(c) decrease in muscarinic cholinergic receptor binding in the frontal cortex and hippocampus.

BM extracts protected neurons from beta­-amyloid ­induced cell death by suppressing cellular acetylcholinesterase activity. In addition, BM extract­treated neurons expressed a lower level of reactive oxygen species, suggesting that Brahmi restrained intracellular oxidative stress.

ASHWAGANDHA -

Mechanism of action: In the CNS, Ashwagandha has been reported to increase memory and learning Aqueous extracts of this herb have been found to increase cholinergic activity, including increases in the acetylcholine content and cholineacetyl transferase activity in rats and this might partly explain the cognition­enhancing and memory­improving effects. In addition, recent reports have provided exciting information on the ability of this herb to stimulate neurite outgrowth.

OTHER HERBS LIKE Turmeric, Ghotu­kola and Guggul have proven efficacy in moderate to severe Dementia. Often it is used in addition to Ashwagandha and Brahmi, depending on the severity of the disease.