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ReviewCurrent Alzheimer research2022

Ayurvedic Herbal Therapies: A Review of Treatment and Management of Dementia.

Vinod Srivastava, Deepali Mathur, Soumyashree Rout, Bikash Kumar Mishra, Viraaj Pannu, Akshay Anand

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Review in Current Alzheimer research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vinod SrivastavaCollege of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas 67601, USA.
Deepali MathurDepartment of Neurology, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Soumyashree RoutDepartment of Neurology, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Bikash Kumar MishraDepartment of Neurology, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Viraaj PannuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, New Jersey, USA.
Akshay AnandNeuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Apollo Hospitals · INFort Hays State University · USJersey Shore University Medical Center · USPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia has been characterized by atypical neurological syndromes and several cognitive deficits, such as extended memory loss, strange behavior, unusual thinking, impaired judgment, impotence, and difficulty with daily living activities. Dementia is not a disease, but it is caused by several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lewy's bodies. Several drugs and remedies are indicated for alleviating unusual cognitive decline, but no effective pharmacological treatment regimens are available without side effects. Herbal drugs or traditional medicines like Ayurveda have been known for facilitating and corroborating the balance between mind, brain, body, and environment. Ayurvedic therapy comprises 600 herbal formulas, 250 single plant remedies, and natural and holistic health-giving treatments that relieve dementia in patients and increase vitality. Ayurvedic Rasayana herbs [rejuvenating elements] strengthen the brain cells, enhance memory, and decrease stress. The current medicine scenario in the treatment of dementia has prompted the shift in exploring the efficacy of ayurvedic medicine, its safety, and its efficiency. This review presents the literature on several herbal treatments for improving dementia symptomatology and patients' quality of life.

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DementiaNeurodegenerative DiseasesHumansMedicine, AyurvedicPhytotherapyQuality of LifeashwagandhaAyurvedabrahmidementiashankhapushpiturmeric

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PMID35929620
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