Pikuni-Blackfeet traditional medicine: Neuroprotective activities of medicinal plants used to treat Parkinson's disease-related symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Ethnopharmacological relevance

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder affecting 5% of the population over the age of 85 years. Current treatments primarily involve dopamine replacement therapy, which leads to temporary relief of motor symptoms but fails to slow the underlying neurodegeneration. Thus, there is a need for safe PD therapies with neuroprotective activity. In this study, we analyzed contemporary herbal medicinal practices used by members of the Pikuni-Blackfeet tribe from Western Montana to treat PD-related symptoms, in an effort to identify medicinal plants that are affordable to traditional communities and accessible to larger populations.

Aim of the study

The aims of this study were to (i) identify medicinal plants used by the

SUBMITTER: de Rus Jacquet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6149223 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature