Plants beneficial to the aging brain

Neuroembryology and Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 136-141

  Ng, T B ^a   Wang, H X ^b   Liu, F ^c   Xia, L X ^d  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; Cognitive ability; Medicinal herbs

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; BOSCHNIAKIA ROSSICA EXTRACT; CAPSICUM ANNUM EXTRACT; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; CURCUMA PHAEOCUALIS EXTRACT; CYANUM WILDFORDII EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIMEDIUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HETEROPTERIS APHRODISIACA EXTRACT; KAMI UNTAN TO; OSTHOLE; PAEONIFLORIN; PEGASUS LATERNARIUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; PTYCHOPETALUM OLACOIDES EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; TANNIN; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

AGING; ALOE VERA; AMNESIA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BOSCHNIAKIA ROSSICA; BRAIN; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CURCUMA PHAEOCUALIS; CYANUM WILDFORDII; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EPIMEDIUM; GARLIC; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HETEROPTERIS APHRODISIACA; HUMAN; MAHARISHI AMRIT KALASH; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOPHRENIA; PEGASUS LATERNARIUS; PEPPER; PERSIMMON; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTYCHOPETALUM OLACOIDES; REVIEW; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; STROKE; VALERIANE OFFICINALIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALOE VERA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BOSCHNIAKIA ROSSICA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CLITORIA TERNATEA; CURCUMA PHAEOCAULIS; EMBLICA; GINKGO BILOBA; HETEROPTERIS; PANAX GINSENG; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM; PTYCHOPETALUM OLACOIDES; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 33747049516     PISSN: 16613406     EISSN: 16613414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094576     Document Type: Review

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