ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the glimpse of the available knowledge on a few important Indian medicinal plants known for brain health benefits. Regarding the bioactive constituents of the plant, most of the studies related to brain health have been performed on withanolides. Curcuminoids, the diarylheptanoid pigments that impart yellow color to the rhizomes, have been the focus of most researchers, while the terpenoids of the essential oil, particularly turmerones, have also been investigated for brain health benefits. Interestingly, scopoletin and related coumarins isolated from other plants have also been shown to be effective for the brain health benefits. However, the phytochemical work done so far on this plant appears preliminary, and there is a good scope to further investigate the bioactive constituents in greater details. Six medicinal plants considered to be among the important ones have been reviewed in this work.
