Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Neurodegenerative diseases give a major and growing global health challenge, marked by the continuing decline and decreasing of neurons in specific central nervous system regions. “Despite having different clinical characteristics and pathological processes, conditions including Alzheimer's diseases, Parkinson's diseases, Huntington's, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis share pathways of cellular degeneration and neural abashment”. There is an emergency need for novel and disease-modifying approaches due to the increased prevalence of these disorders and the poor efficacy of current therapeutic therapies. Plant-derived phytochemicals have interested a lot of notice recently because of their many neuroprotective qualities, which are backed by centuries of orthodox medicine and increasing scientific confirmation. This manuscript critically examines the journey of phytochemicals from ethnomedical origins to evidence-based therapeutic applications, with a highlight on their methods of action, the results of preclinical and clinical studies, and their possible for use in the management and therapeutic effect of neurodegenerative illnesses.
Source: Journal of chemical health risks
Author: Grandhi Surendra
Institution: ITM University
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7217921397