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@article{207440,
        author = {Ms. Pournima A. Bhalekar and Dr. Sushila Kaura},
        title = {Medicinal Plants and Alzheimer Disease- An Overview},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {3},
        pages = {1053-1068},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=207440},
        abstract = {Alzheimers disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by profound loss of memory and named after a German physician Aloes Alzheimer who first described it in 1906.  Alzheimers disease most commonly observed in elders and about 10 million peoples get affected worldwide. Acetylcholine is the first discovered neurotransmitter involved in Alzheimer’s disease and thus to treat Alzheimer’s disease number of anti-Ach drugs are drug of choice. Now a day people rely more and more on herbal medicine for treatment of chronic diseases. It is proved that herbal medicine having several biological activities such as anti-oxidant, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, cardiac activity and CNS activity. Similarly, there are some herbs having anti-Alzheimer’s activity. This review gathers research on various medicinal plants that have shown promise in reversing the Alzheimer's disease pathology. The report summarizes information concerning the photochemistry, biological activities and clinical applications of these various plants in order to provide sufficient baseline information that could be used in drug discovery campaigns and development process, thereby providing new functional leads for Alzheimer's disease.},
        keywords = {Alzhimers Disease, Docking, Bay leaf, Laurus nobilis, Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors},
        month = {August},
        }