Neurodegenerative and depressive disorders - Lead from Herbals

Abstract

Neurodegenerative disorders are the condition characterized by destruction in neuronal cells, abruption of neuronal activity and distinct involvement of the functional movement. It includes disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Schizophrenia, Epilepsy, Depression and Anxiety which pose a sizable global health problem, accompanying substantial burden of disorder, suicides, physical co morbidities, high fiscal expenses and poor quality of life. There is a recent upsurge in global interest towards the area of traditional therapies and phytomedicines are widely admired by researcher's owing to their natural source and fewer side effects. Herbal medicines provides several nootropic herbs having multidimensional bioactivities in various neurodegenerative and depressive disorders. Scattered information is available pertaining to traditional herbal remedial options for various mental disorders. Studies on the lead molecules from herbals for neurodegenerative and depressive disorders would be a better option and it opens up for future investigation and standardization on herbal nootropic herbs. With these considerations, the present topic has been aimed to discuss the significance of herbals in the treatment of neurodegenerative and depressive disorders.