The value and therapeutic potential of medicinal plants as molecular sources has been demonstrated throughout history and remains an important resource for identifying novel drug leads. A major asset in medicinal plant drug discovery is the presence of ethnopharmacological information that provides clues to the therapeutic efficacy of compounds in humans. With the coming of an aging society, neurodegenerative conditions have arguably become the most dreaded maladies of the elderly. The latest idea is that some aspects of the aging process can be reversed at a younger age if the brain is malleable. If this idea is realized, it may also be possible to slow or reverse neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. Natural medicines display promising neuroprotective and neuroreparatived properties in neurological diseases.
In recent years, significant advances have been made in the experimental study of natural drugs in models of nervous system diseases. Research showed that many natural medicinal products have specific neuron protection activity, which can regulate and improve the nervous system through multi-component and multi-target. The repair of damaged brain by neural progenitor cells shares molecular features with malignant transformation and metastasis of tissues. This property of neural repair offers opportunities for future therapeutic development, as well as challenges for delivering treatments. Therefore, the natural medicinal extracts that can prevent cognitive impairment and explore the possible mechanism of nerve repair have become a hot issue in medical research. Through the research on this topic, we hope to find natural drugs that can promote nerve repair and clarify its potential mechanism of action as much as possible.
This Research Topic aims to attract researchers working on the pharmacological activity of various natural medicinal extracts to submit their novel research on the neurorestoration with cognitive impairment. We welcome submissions in the form of Original Research and Review. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Effects of natural medicine extract on learning and memory impairment.
•Research on the relationship between neuroprotection, neurorestoration and cognitive impairment and its corresponding mechanism of action.
• Neurorestoration effects of natural medicinal products on cerebral ischemic diseases (stroke, cerebral infarction, chronic obstructive pneumonia, etc.).
Please note: Studies that utilize highly purified, chemically characterized compounds meet the minimum criteria for investigating pharmacological effects. Where extracts are claimed to meet such minimum criteria, chemical structure and purity must be precisely described by appropriate analytical methods (e.g., chromatography and/or mass spectrometry).
The value and therapeutic potential of medicinal plants as molecular sources has been demonstrated throughout history and remains an important resource for identifying novel drug leads. A major asset in medicinal plant drug discovery is the presence of ethnopharmacological information that provides clues to the therapeutic efficacy of compounds in humans. With the coming of an aging society, neurodegenerative conditions have arguably become the most dreaded maladies of the elderly. The latest idea is that some aspects of the aging process can be reversed at a younger age if the brain is malleable. If this idea is realized, it may also be possible to slow or reverse neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. Natural medicines display promising neuroprotective and neuroreparatived properties in neurological diseases.
In recent years, significant advances have been made in the experimental study of natural drugs in models of nervous system diseases. Research showed that many natural medicinal products have specific neuron protection activity, which can regulate and improve the nervous system through multi-component and multi-target. The repair of damaged brain by neural progenitor cells shares molecular features with malignant transformation and metastasis of tissues. This property of neural repair offers opportunities for future therapeutic development, as well as challenges for delivering treatments. Therefore, the natural medicinal extracts that can prevent cognitive impairment and explore the possible mechanism of nerve repair have become a hot issue in medical research. Through the research on this topic, we hope to find natural drugs that can promote nerve repair and clarify its potential mechanism of action as much as possible.
This Research Topic aims to attract researchers working on the pharmacological activity of various natural medicinal extracts to submit their novel research on the neurorestoration with cognitive impairment. We welcome submissions in the form of Original Research and Review. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Effects of natural medicine extract on learning and memory impairment.
•Research on the relationship between neuroprotection, neurorestoration and cognitive impairment and its corresponding mechanism of action.
• Neurorestoration effects of natural medicinal products on cerebral ischemic diseases (stroke, cerebral infarction, chronic obstructive pneumonia, etc.).
Please note: Studies that utilize highly purified, chemically characterized compounds meet the minimum criteria for investigating pharmacological effects. Where extracts are claimed to meet such minimum criteria, chemical structure and purity must be precisely described by appropriate analytical methods (e.g., chromatography and/or mass spectrometry).