Neuronutrient impact of Ayurvedic Rasayana therapy in brain aging

Biogerontology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 369-374

  Singh, Ram Harsh ^a   Narsimhamurthy, K ^a   Singh, Girish ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Brain aging; Medicinal plants; Neuronutrition; Rasayana therapy

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEVODOPA; NUTRACEUTICAL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; RASAYANA DRUG; RASAYANA TANTRA; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANOLIDE A;

AGING; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; GENETICS; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASAYANA; REGENERATION; REJUVENATION; STRESS; SYNAPSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; ULCER; VELVET BEAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; FOOD; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC;

EID: 56049112764     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-008-9185-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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