Cognition enhancers-a novel approach using herbal drugs-a review

Extensive research in the recent times has shown that plant derived products and traditional herbs possess cognition enhancing properties. Herbal medicines have a plenty of plants and herbs with various medicinal and pharmacological importance and hence there is always a search for an herb with new bioactive molecules. Some of the most important nootropic herbs showing promising activity in cognition enhancement like Emblica officinalis, Ginkgo biloba, Centella asiatica, Curcuma longa, Azhadirachta indica as well as a polyherbal preparation called ABANA have been discussed briefly.