TY  - CHAP
AU  - Ianara Mendonça da Costa
AU  - Elaine Cristina Gurgel Andrade Pedrosa
AU  - Ana Paula de Carvalho Bezerra
AU  - Luciana Cristina Borges Fernandes
AU  - José Rodolfo Lopes de Paiva Cavalcanti
AU  - Marco Aurélio Moura Freire
AU  - Dayane Pessoa de Araújo
AU  - Amália Cinthia Meneses do Rego
AU  - Irami Araujo Filho
AU  - Francisco Irochima Pinheiro
AU  - Fausto Pierdoná Guzen
ED  - Matilde Otero-Losada
ED  - Francisco Capani
ED  - Santiago Perez Lloret
Y1  - 2020-02-28
PY  - 2020
T1  - Extracts and Essential Oils from Medicinal Plants and Their Neuroprotective Effect
N2  - Neurological disease affects nearly 25%–30% of the world’s population, exerting enormous financial strain on the healthcare system. Estimated current costs are around $800 annual billion, and this number is expected to increase exponentially as the global population ages. As such, new and alternative neuroprotective strategies are urgently needed. This book examines some of the most promising approaches in neuroprotection as well as discusses current goals and prospects. Organized into three sections, chapters cover such topics as the use of cannabinoids, medicinal plants, and essential oils in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s; protein misfolding and the neuroprotective potential of vitamin E in cerebral ischemia; and potential new neurological treatments and their mechanisms of action.
BT  - Neuroprotection
SP  - Ch. 4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90903
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.90903
SN  - 978-1-83880-440-4
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-19
ER  -