Wapedia - Wiki: Galantamine) is a drug used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and various memory impairments. It is an alkaloid that is obtained synthetically or from the bulbs and flowers of the Caucasian snowdrop (Voronov’s snowdrop), (Red Spider Lily). The active ingredient was isolated by prof. Paskov 1959 (Sopharma, Bulgaria) from a species tradionally used as a popular medicine in Eastern Europe and thus the idea for developing a medicine from these species seems to be based on the local use (ethnobotany driven drug discovery.