A REVIEW ARTICLE ON MEDICINAL HERBS HAVING NEUROPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES

Pharmacology

Herbs are a group of plants used in medicinal herbal remedies, most of which have therapeutic properties. Before the introduction of allopathic medicines, people relied heavily on the healing properties of medicinal herbs. Some people believe these plants are useful, they rely on herbs as medicines because they are scarce, cheap, and widely available. Neurodegeneration is the death of neurons as a result of a progressive disease process, usually persisting over a long period of time, resulting in a chronic condition. When neurons die, they don't regenerate, leading to cognitive impairment. There are many different types of brain disorders in humans such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease etc. The broad term 'Neuroprotection' is often used to describe therapeutic approaches that can halt, slow, or even reverse neuronal damage. Herbs are used all over the world as an affordable, efficient and safe alternative. All over the world, herbal medicine is widely used as an affordable, efficient and safe alternative treatment. Because the plant contains a variety of phytochemicals, it can be used in many processes at once, making it more logical yields good results. The use of medicinal plants in the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment has great potential. People in this region still use many medicinal plants in traditional medicine to treat various ailments. The purpose of this manuscript is to review plants with neuroprotective potential and to serve as a resource for future research on new alternative therapies to treat neurological deficit.

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