Snowdrop Flower Medicinal Uses. Galanthamine an alkaloid found in the snowdrop flower is currently approved for the treatment of Alzheimers in several countries. There are further possible medicinal uses for the snowdrop.
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---Medicinal Action and Uses---The constituents of the plant have not yet been analysed. The plants extract is used efficiently to enhance the memory and it is considered to be effective against the progression of Alzheimers disease due to galantamine content inhibitor od acetylcholinesterase. 24022017 There are further possible medicinal uses for the snowdrop.
For years now snowdrop is being used for the production of drugs that help normalize chemicals in the brain of people who suffer from Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease.
The alkaloid Galantamine which was first isolated from snowdrops has been used to treat Alzheimers disease neuritis and neuralgia. Galantamine has been used in the treatment of traumatic injuries to the nervous system and also as an emmenagogue which stimulates or increases menstrual flow and so can induce an. The fresh leaves and corm and to a lesser degree the rest of the plant are emetic. Galantamine has been used in the treatment of traumatic injuries to the nervous system and also as an emmenagogue which stimulates or increases menstrual flow and so can induce an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy.