Nootropic herbs (Medhya Rasayana) in Ayurveda: An update

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 147-153

  Kulkarni, Reena ^a   Girish, K J ^a   Kumar, Abhimanyu ^b  

^a SDM College of Ayurveda   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Medhya Rasayana; memory enhancer; nootropic

Indexed keywords

ASIATIC ACID; ASIATICOSIDE; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; CAMPHOR; CELASTROL; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; GLYCIRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; ISOEUGENOL; MEDACASSOSIDE; MEDACOSIDE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRISTIMERIN; SITOSTEROL; SPATHULENOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AYURVEDA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BENINCASA CERIFERA; BENINCASA HISPIDA; CELASTRUS PANNICULATA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONVOLVULUS PLEURICAULIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EAR EDEMA; GLYCIRRHIZA GLABRA; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERBAL MEDICINE; LEARNING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMAMSI; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RHIZOME; STANDARDIZATION; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84866709589     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.99949     Document Type: Review

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