Therapeutic Effects of Curcumin Extracts on Tau Protein in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview

Abstract

The degeneration of cholinergic neurons leads to Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder that gradually impairs memory and cognitive processes. For the treatment of AD, research on herbal medications has recently been underway and has been shown to provide the condition with improved symptom relief. Studies demonstrate that using curcumin in treating AD decreases the degradation of cholinergic neurons because it is widely available and has fewer adverse effects than other drugs, such as allopathic ones.