REVIEW ARTICLE MEMORY AND INTELLIGENCE ENHANCERS PRESCRIBED IN AYURVED AS MEDHYA DRVYA: REVIEW UPDATE

In present era there is so many drugs are available in market as memory enhancers as well as intelligence enhancers. But the main thing has to consider that some of them are having great adverse effect. To reduce the adverse effect and getting boosting effect of drug, Ayurveda is the only solution. Ayurveda provides a list of herbs known for medhya activity as well as their multi-dimensional utility in various conditions. This paper is to update the knowledge of medhya dravya on pharmacological properties, major chemical constituents, therapeutic actions, preclinical studies, safety and possible mode of action. Concurrently, it opens up for further research and standardization on medhya dravyas