Research progress in improving brain function by Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge and its effective components / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Saponin and sapogenin are main components in chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge.Modern research has shown that Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge and its effective components could markedly enhance the ability of learning and memory in dementia animals,as well as improve the descent of brain function.The effect was related with many factors such as inhancing the cholinergic receptor(M,N),improving the activity of ChAT and inhibiting the activity of AChE,regulating the balance of ? receptor-cAMP and M receptor-cGMP,improving the metabolite of free radicals in model animal brains and so on.