EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Beneficial neuroprotective effects on brain health of Aloe vera extract; mild dementia and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease were reported. Aloe emodin from Aloe vera extract, alleviates cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease, and reduces damage to hippocampal neurons. Aloe emodin based therapeutics with mild dementia and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease for decreases attributed to protein aggregation was reported.

 Keywords: Aloe Vera Extract; Aloe Emodin; Alleviation of Cognitive Dysfunction; Alzheimer’s Disease in Mild Dementia and Cognitive; Decrease; Protein Aggregation

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