Table 4. Anaqardia as a Traditional Antidementia Formulation, Probably Inhibiting Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology Through All Known Mechanisms (9) ^a.

Scientific Names	Persian Names	Part Used	Contribution, %	Mechanism of Action
				AChE Inhibitor	NMDA Blocker	Antioxidant	Anti-inflammatory	Aβ Inhibitor
Terminalia chebula	HalilehSiah	Fruit	16.7	√			√
Terminalia belerica	Balileh	Fruit	16.7	√		√
Embelica officinale	Amla	Fruit	16.7	√		√
Nigella sativa	Siahdaneh	Seed	11	√			√
B. bambos	Tabashir	Bark milk	2.75				√
Eletaria cardamomum	Ghagheleh	Fruit	3.2				√
Cyperus rotundus	So’d	Tuber	2.75	√		√
Semecarpus anacardium	Belador	Nutshell oil	2.75	√			√
Piper nigrum	Filfil-e Siah	Fruit	5.5	√	√	√	√
Piper longum	Darfilfil	Fruit	5.5		√			√
Piper longum	Darfilfil	Root	5.5		√			√
Zingiber officinale	Zanjabil	Rhizome	5.5	√		√
Pimpinella anisum	Anisun	Fruit	5.5

^a Abbreviations: NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; AChE, acetylcholine esterase.