A systemic review on neuroprotective potential of cucurbita pepo on neurological disease

Rupesh Kumar Mani; Madhura.M Bose; Swati Mittal; Muthukumar A; Salahuddin Md

doi:10.46795/ijhcbs.v4i3.465

Mani Rupesh Kumar Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
Madhura.M.Bose Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
Swati Mittal Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
A.Muthukumar Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
Md. Salahuddin Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

DOI https://doi.org/10.46795/ijhcbs.v4i3.465

Abstract

Neurodegeneration has become a very serious issue in all over the world and in order to curb the same, it is better to opt for natural therapy to prevent future occurrence and retrogression of the disease. The Pharma-market is outflown with various chemical derived drugs with long term side-effects and no assurance for complete cure. Alternative to this would be herbal treatment which may be underrated yet have high prospective for preventing progression or stagnation of the disease. This review highlights the therapeutic potential of various parts of Cucurbita pepo (C.pepo) for treating different neurodegenerative related symptoms and disorders by exhibiting various biological activity as neuroprotectant, antioxidant, nootropic, anti-depressant and anti-parkinsonian agent.

Keywords: Neurodegeneration, Cucurbita pepo, Neuroprotectant, Antioxidant, Nootropics

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Author Biographies

Mani Rupesh Kumar, Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Madhura.M.Bose, Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Swati Mittal, Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

A.Muthukumar, Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Department of Pharmacology, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Md. Salahuddin, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

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