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One drug used to treat alzheimer's disease was originally derived from daffodil bulbs.
Galantamine, also known as galanthamine, is sold by Janssen under the brand name Reminyl. It was initially isolated from a variety of plants, including daffodil bulbs, but it is now produced synthetically. Galantamine inhibits acetylcholinesterase in a particular, competitive, and reversible manner. It also acts as an allosteric modulator at the locations of nicotinic cholinergic receptors, potentiating cholinergic nicotinic neurotransmission.
For people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), a small number of early studies demonstrated minor cognitive and general improvements, and subsequently, numerous multicentre clinical trials were published with encouraging results.
In 29 nations, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Czechia, the European Union (apart from the Netherlands), Iceland, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United States, galantamine has acquired regulatory approval.
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