Title |
Traditional Chinese medicine: a promising candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
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Published in |
Translational Neurodegeneration, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2047-9158-2-6 |
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Authors |
Zhi-Kun Sun, Hong-Qi Yang, Sheng-Di Chen |
Abstract |
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder, characterized clinically by insidious onset of memory and cognition impairment, emergence of psychiatric symptoms and behavioral disorder, and impairment of activities of daily living (ADL). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is practiced in the Chinese health care system for more than 2,000 years. In recent years, scientists have isolated many novel compounds from herbs, some of which improve dementia with fewer side effects than conventional drugs and are regarded as potential anti-AD drugs. In this review, we summarize the latest research progress on TCM showing their possible role of treatment of AD and other demented diseases and possible pharmacological actions. |
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