COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING EXTRACT OF GANODERMA LUCIDUM, OLEAMIDE AND ITS STRUCTURAL ANALOGUE AS AN EFFECTIVE COMPONENT FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING DEMENTIA

摘要

The present invention is related to a composition for preventing and treating dementia containing the extracts of ganoderma lucidum, oleamide and its structural analogues as effective components. Since the composition according to the present invention prevents reduction of the amount of acetylcholine in the brain and shows the protective effect for cerebral tissues damaged by cerebral ischemia as it inhibits the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) of animal cerebral tissues, it may be used for a prevention and treatment agent not only for the Alzheimer's disease but also vascular dementia.