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A Review of African Medicinal Plants and Functional Foods for the Management of Alzheimer's Disease-related Phenotypes, Treatment of HSV-1 Infection and/or Improvement of Gut Microbiota.
Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Tettevi Edward Jenner, Maina Mahmoud, Simpong David Larbi, Osei-Atweneboana Mike Y, Ocloo Augustine
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder is the most common form of dementia globally. Several studies have suggested alteration in the gut microbiota and HSV-1 infection as contributing factors to the development of the disease. As at now, there are no AD attenuating agents and AD pharmacotherapy is focused on managing symptoms while plants used in ethnomedicine remain...
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