World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

VASCULAR DEMENTIA-A PREVENTIVE APPROACH ON HERBAL THERAPY

*P. Kavya Sree, Kolavali Yalla Reddy, P. Venkatesh

ABSTRACT

Vascular dementia is a syndrome usually occur Alzhemer’s disease (AD) due to disease in brain, problems with blood circulation result in parts of the brain not receiving enough blood and oxygen. It associate’s the impairment of memory, thinking, learning disability, orientation and judgement. Since, the drugs and natural remedies have been prescribed to enhance the memory and protect the memory functioning in vascular dementia. These are popular all over the world due to their proven effective therapeutic effects. The drugs acting on the brain are called as nootropic drugs. The natural memory enhancing drugs controlled the activity on acetyl cholinesterase (AChE). AChE modulates acetylcholine (ACh) to proper levels by degradation accordingly excessive AChE activity produce to constant Ach deficiency leads to memory and cognitive impairments. These natural agents like Acorus calamus, Centella asiatica, Clitorea ternatea, Gingko bioloba, Curcuma longa, Withania somnifera, Terminalia chebula, Polygala tenufolia, Rheum spp and Melissa officinalis inhibit’s the excessive AChE activity and protects the people suffering with dementia. This review focuses on medicinal plants as memory enhancing agents play a preventive role on curing the vascular dementia.

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