The cure for dementia may lie in traditional Chinese herbal medicine
Could the cure for dementia lie in traditional Chinese medicine? A recent study of classical medical literature has revealed that may just be the case. The study identified several references to conditions that are similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia — and the texts also detailed how...
To begin their quest, the researchers first examined the Encyclopedia Of Traditional Chinese Medicine — an archive of more than 1,000 Chinese medical books, which date all the way back to the fourth century. They identified almost 1500 citations of dementia and memory impairment, which were derived from books that were written between 363AD and 1945.
One of the herbs that appeared most often in the encyclopedia was ginseng. Dr. Xue said that “ginseng has boosted memory in rats and destroyed beta amyloid plaques – rogue proteins that clump together in the brains of patients with dementia.”
I thought this was worth sharing. I never read much into ginseng but I know it has health benefits to it. I hope independent researchers continue to test this and see if it can help people.
It is from 2016 but this is the first time I am hearing about it.
According to research, the possible ways by which ginseng boosts memory are:
- It modulates neurotransmitter acetylcholine function and the cholinergic system.
- It lowers oxidative stress protecting from age-related memory loss.
- It lowers inflammation in the brain.
- Its extracts have an antidepressant action and protect from stress-induced memory loss.
- The extracts have natural acetylcholinesterase inhibitors that protect from dementia.
- It increases the level of neurotrophic factors and supports neuroplasticity.
