Medicinal Plants and Dementia Therapy: Herbal Hopes for Brain Aging?

Systematic Review on the Efficacy and Safety of Herbal Medicines for Alzheimer's Disease

(2017) Sui Cheung Man et al.   JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Ginseng for Cognitive Function in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review

(2017) Myeong Soo Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Midlife Coffee and Tea Drinking and the Risk of Late-Life Dementia: A Population-Based CAIDE Study

(2017) Marjo H. Eskelinen et al.   JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Alcohol Drinking, Cognitive Functions in Older Age, Predementia, and Dementia Syndromes

(2017) Francesco Panza et al.   JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Caffeine and Coffee as Therapeutics Against Alzheimer's Disease

(2017) Gary W. Arendash et al.   JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Selective Cholinesterase Inhibitory Activities of a New Monoterpene Diglycoside and Other Constituents from Nelumbo nucifera Stamens

(2010) Hyun Ah Jung et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Pharmacological profile of essential oils derived fromLavandula angustifoliaandMelissa officinaliswith anti-agitation properties: focus on ligand-gated channels

(2010) Liping Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Effect of yokukansan, a traditional Japanese medicine, on social and aggressive behaviour ofpara-chloroamphetamine-injected rats

(2010) Hitomi Kanno et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Dietary fatty acids in dementia and predementia syndromes: Epidemiological evidence and possible underlying mechanisms

(2009) Vincenzo Solfrizzi et al.   AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS

Ginkgo bilobaextract EGb 761®, donepezil or both combined in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease with neuropsychiatric features: A randomised, double-blind, exploratory trial

(2009) S. Yancheva et al.   AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

Coffee drinking in middle age is not associated with cognitive performance in old age

(2009) Venla S Laitala et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

The aryl acylamidase activity is much more sensitive to Alzheimer drugs than the esterase activity of acetylcholinesterase in chicken embryonic brain

(2009) Ramanna V. Rajesh et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Effects of Yokukansan, a Traditional Japanese Medicine, on Memory Disturbance and Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Thiamine-Deficient Rats

(2009) Yasushi Ikarashi et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly is Associated with Volume Loss of the Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Region

(2009) Kathrin Muth et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Neuroprotective Effects of Vinpocetine and its Major MetaboliteCis-apovincaminic Acid on NMDA-Induced Neurotoxicity in a Rat Entorhinal Cortex Lesion Model

(2009) Csaba Nyakas et al.   CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

Update in the epidemiology of Parkinsonʼs disease

(2009) Alexis Elbaz et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY

Olive Oil and Cognition: Results from the Three-City Study

(2009) Claudine Berr et al.   DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS

Natural remedies for anxiety disorders: potential use and clinical applications

(2009) Gustavo Kinrys et al.   DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY

Herbals in the control of ageing

(2009) Vijay K. Kapoor et al.   DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY

Ginkgo biloba: specificity of neuropsychological improvement-a selective review in search of differential effects

(2009) Reiner Kaschel   HUMAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Are cholinesterase inhibitors effective in the management of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer's disease? A systematic review of randomized, placebo-controlled trials of donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine

(2009) Joanne Rodda et al.   INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

Kava and St. John's Wort: Current Evidence for Use in Mood and Anxiety Disorders

(2009) Jerome Sarris et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Partial agonistic effect of yokukansan on human recombinant serotonin 1A receptors expressed in the membranes of Chinese hamster ovary cells

(2009) Kiyoshi Terawaki et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Anxiolytic effect of a herbal medicine, yokukansan, in aged rats: Involvement of serotonergic and dopaminergic transmissions in the prefrontal cortex

(2009) Kazushige Mizoguchi et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Memogain is a Galantamine Pro-drug having Dramatically Reduced Adverse Effects and Enhanced Efficacy

(2009) Alfred Maelicke et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Efficacy and safety of natural acetylcholinesterase inhibitor huperzine A in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: an updated meta-analysis

(2009) Bai-song Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION

Naturally occurring phytochemicals for the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

(2009) Jiyoung Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Management of agitation and aggression associated with Alzheimer disease

(2009) Clive G. Ballard et al.   Nature Reviews Neurology

Neuroprotective effects of yokukansan, a traditional japanese medicine, on glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity in cultured cells

(2009) Z. Kawakami et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Smoking, nicotine and neuropsychiatric disorders

(2009) Peter Dome et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

BT-11 is effective for enhancing cognitive functions in the elderly humans

(2009) Ki Young Shin et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of lycopodane-type alkaloids from the Icelandic Lycopodium annotinum ssp. alpestre

(2009) Elsa Steinunn Halldorsdottir et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Acetylcholinesterase enzyme inhibitory potential of standardized extract of Trigonella foenum graecum L and its constituents

(2009) N. SatheeshKumar et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

A multi-center, double-blind, randomised study of the Lavender oil preparation Silexan in comparison to Lorazepam for generalized anxiety disorder

(2009) H. Woelk et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

Review on Experimental Research of Herbal Medicines with Anti-Amnesic Activity

(2009) Ming Hsieh et al.   PLANTA MEDICA

Involvement of the benzodiazepine system in the anxiolytic-like effect of Yokukansan (Yi-gan san)

(2009) Junzo Kamei et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Successful treatment with Yokukansan for behavioral and psychological symptoms of Parkinsonian dementia

(2009) Tadaaki Kawanabe et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Five cases of frontotemporal dementia with behavioral symptoms improved by Yokukansan

(2009) Takemi KIMURA et al.   Psychogeriatrics

A 22-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of Crocus sativus in the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease

(2009) Shahin Akhondzadeh et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

St. John’s Wort – an Overview

(2009) Klaus Linde   FORSCHENDE KOMPLEMENTARMEDIZIN

Alcohol in Moderation, Cardioprotection, and Neuroprotection: Epidemiological Considerations and Mechanistic Studies

(2008) Michael A. Collins et al.   ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Resveratrol: A Natural Compound with Pharmacological Potential in Neurodegenerative Diseases

(2008) Héctor I. Rocha-González et al.   CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

GuidAge Study: A 5-Year Double Blind, Randomised Trial of EGb 761 for the Prevention of Alzheimers Disease in Elderly Subjects with Memory Complaints. I. Rationale, Design and Baseline Data

(2008) Sandrine Andrieu et al.   Current Alzheimer Research

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors as Disease-Modifying Therapies for Alzheimers Disease

(2008) D. Munoz-Torrero   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Dementia Prevention: Methodological Explanations for Inconsistent Results

(2008) N. Coley et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGIC REVIEWS

A randomized cross-over study of a traditional Japanese medicine (kampo), yokukansan, in the treatment of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

(2008) Katsuyoshi Mizukami et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Ginkgo biloba for Prevention of DementiaA Randomized Controlled Trial

(2008) Steven T. DeKosky   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Ameliorative effects of yokukansan, a traditional Japanese medicine, on learning and non-cognitive disturbances in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

(2008) Masahiro Tabuchi et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Pharmacological profile of an essential oil derived fromMelissa officinaliswith anti-agitation properties: focus on ligand-gated channels

(2008) Sawsan Abuhamdah et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Cannabidiol for the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson’s disease

(2008) AW Zuardi et al.   JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Natural products to drugs: natural product-derived compounds in clinical trials

(2008) Mark S. Butler   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Botanical Phenolics and Brain Health

(2008) Albert Y. Sun et al.   NEUROMOLECULAR MEDICINE

Herbal medicine for dementia: a systematic review

(2008) Brian H. May et al.   PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH

Effect of Yi-Gan San on psychiatric symptoms and sleep structure at patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

(2008) Hideto Shinno et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Effect of yokukansan on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease

(2008) Akira Monji et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Efficacy and tolerability of Hypericum perforatum in major depressive disorder in comparison with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: A meta-analysis

(2008) Roja Rahimi et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

An extract of Salvia (sage) with anticholinesterase properties improves memory and attention in healthy older volunteers

(2008) Andrew B. Scholey et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Role of curcumin in health and disease

(2008) Leelavinothan Pari et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Alzheimer's disease; taking the edge off with cannabinoids?

(2007) V A Campbell et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY