Abstract
The neurodegenerative disorders are on rise whereas on the other hand the present system of therapeutics is unsuccessful in treating them completely. This results in loss of human life and afflict a great impact on socio-economic conditions of our society. The present system of medicine relies vastly on allopathy which is costly and is accompanied with damaging side effects. So it is of utmost importance to develop a system of medicine which is effective in treating these disorders successfully without imposing serious health threats to patients and is cost effective at the same time so as to reach to the masses. Herbal medicines fit into the requirement of being body friendly and cost effective. Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicines developed thousands of years ago comprising of numerous preparations of herbal drugs. They are administered under various conditions of health like neuropsychiatric disorders, anti-ageing tonics, immune boosters, etc. These herbs comprise of many active ingredients in the form of antioxidants and other chemical constituents having various beneficial roles in different diseases. These drugs have been in use in India from ancient times and are known for their efficacy. Keeping in view of the therapeutic potential, a proper investigation at molecular level is required to study the interaction of these drugs with prominent characteristic features, i.e. insoluble proteinaceous aggregates commonly expressed in neurodegenerative diseases. In this review we discuss the prospects of Ayurveda in treatment of neurodegenerative disorders using modern methods of biology.
