The head of the research program, Jamaleddin Jalali said that the medicine is made of saffron, which is an Iranian herb whose countless medical benefits are mentioned by renowned Iranian scientists, including Avicenna's book 'Cannon'.
Saffron has positive effect on human mood, helps augment memory, and improving the eye-sight.
He said that the science-based company, the Tehran Medical University and the hospitals affiliated to that university launched numerous tests before producing the herbal medicine 'Safrotin' which can decrease the signs of the Alzheimer's disease noticeably.
Jalali said that there are only five effective medicines for the Alzheimer's disease in the world today and Safrotin's effects exactly match those of the best of its foreign equivalent medicines, minus their side-effects.
He referred to two famous anti-Alzheimer's disease medicines in the world, namely the Memantin and the Donepezil, claiming that Safrotin's effects are quite equal with them, and time-bound tests have proved the new medicine's efficiency.
He said that some three years ago an article about Safrotin was published in one of the most reputable scientific magazines of the world, which became a basis for the other researchers around the globe.
'52 documentaries in the field have been presented up to now and the medicine has been registered in EU's Farmacoop list, while in the 12th Avicenna Festival it was praised as the top medical product of the year,' added Jalali.
He said that the new drug for the Alzheimer's has also anti-cancer effects which have been approved by world medical circles.
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Iran makes anti-Alzheimer's drug from saffron, for 1st time in world
Feb 7, 2015, 7:01 PM
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Tehran, Feb 7, IRNA – Researchers of Tehran Medical Sciences University cooperating with a science-based company made and anti-Alzheimer's disease medicine from saffron following a ten-year research studies.
