POLY HERBAL FORMULATION: A PROMISING MEMORYENHANCER IN WISTER RATS

Abstract

Dementia is a general term for loss of memory ,problem- solving ,and other thinking abilities that are serve
enough to interfere with daily life .Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia.Alzheimers disease is a
progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a gradual decline in memory. The occurrence of
Alzheimer’s disease is common place among the Asian population, particularly among senior citizens. The
present study under taken to assess the of poly herbs as a memory –enhancer .healthy adult rat of Wister strain
of either sex were employed in the present investigation .Elevated plus-maze and Y-maze method served as the
exteroceptive behavioural models .and scopolamine ,and aging-induced amnesia served as the interoceptive
behavioural models. Herbal drugs have shown the promising effect in the treatment of memory loss. Nootropic
popularly referred as smart drug to improve memory such as Piracetam, Amiracetam, and cholinesterase etc..,
will improve the memory. However these drugs have severe adverse effects, so to overcome to this effect there
is a vast experience of traditional drugs to enhance the memory activity