Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases, which have been identified as growing causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, encompass a large number of pathologically and clinically variant diseases. Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinsonism, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are more prominent globally and could be found in Sri Lanka too. Sri Lankan traditional system of medicine possesses huge treasury of medicinal plants and herbal formulation, which are to be evaluated for the effects and efficacy. Bacopa monnieri, Centella asiatica (Gotu kola), Convolvulus pluricaulis, Emblica officinalis, Evolvulus alsinoides, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Mucuna pruriens, Withania somnifera, Asparagus adscendens, Asparagus racemosa, Celastrus paniculatus, Curcuma longa, Tinospora cordifolia, Punica granatum, Acorus calamus, Myristica fragrans have been used in the management of neurodegenerative diseases.
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