The Benefits of Natural Products for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Focuses on the effects of natural products and their active components on brain function and neurodegenerative disease prevention. Phytochemicals such as alkaloids, terpenes, flavanoids, isoflavones, saponins etc are known to possess protective activity a
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M. Mohamed Essa Mohammed Akbar Gilles Guillemin Editors
The Benefits of Natural Products for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Advances in Neurobiology Volume 12
Series Editor Arne Schousboe
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8787
M. Mohamed Essa • Mohammed Akbar Gilles Guillemin Editors
The Benefits of Natural Products for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Editors M. Mohamed Essa Food Science and Nutrition College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
Mohammed Akbar National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse Rockville, MD, USA
Gilles Guillemin Australian School of Advanced Medicine Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISSN 2190-5215 ISSN 2190-5223 (electronic) Advances in Neurobiology ISBN 978-3-319-28381-4 ISBN 978-3-319-28383-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28383-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016952424 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
Few centuries B.C., the Greek physician Hippocrates rightly said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food.” But not only in the Greek civilisation but also in many other cultures, natural products have been used for the relief of neurological symptoms and diseases over the centuries. Natural products can be used for prevention and/or treatment to delay progression or limit symptoms and severity of large number of brain diseases. However, for a large number of them, their specific mechanisms of action often still remain unknown. Recent investigations and new technologies are progressively unveiling the complex molecular mechanisms of a plethora of plant extracts and natural compounds for their neuroprotective and therapeutic abilities. This book is focusing on the recent contributions of medicinal natur
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