The results in the present study indicated that SFH ameliorated neurodegenerative changes in Aβ -induced rat models of AD by inhibiting neuroinflammation. SFH can suppress the activation of microglia and the expression of proinflammmaory mediators in AD models in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, the data also indicated that the beneficial effects of SFH are related to the inhibition of NF-κB pathway and MAPKs pathway, and it demonstrated potential application of SFH for AD intervention.