Alzheimer en kruiden

Bij de ziekte van Alzheimer hebben we te maken met een globale achteruitgang van het functioneren van delen van de hersenen, die nodig zijn voor orientatie, geheugen en verwante vormen van gedrag. Ondersteuning, wandelen, goed dieet (vis) en ook kruiden kunnen ondersteunend werken. Kortgeleden werd een mooi overzichtsartikel over de waarde van kruiden bij Alzheimer gepubliceerd, waaruit blijkt dat Melissa officinalis (oertinctuur 3 maal daags 20 druppels) en Ginkgo een positieve bijdrage kunnen leveren bij het ondersteunen van geheugenproblemen.

Ook Salvia en enkele Chinese kruiden kunnen helpen bij symptomen van de ziekte van Alzheimer, en we geven hier de conclussie weer:[1]

The systematic review identified two herbs and herbal formulations with therapeutic effects for the treatment of AD:

1. Melissa officinalis,
2. Salvia officinalis,
3. Yi-Gan San and BDW (Ba Wei Di Huang Wan),
4. Ginkgo biloba.

All five herbs are useful for cognitive impairment of AD. M. officinalis and Yi-Gan San are also useful in agitation, for they have sedative effects.

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These herbs and formulations have demonstrated good therapeutic effectiveness but these results need to be compared with those of traditional drugs. Further large multicenter studies should be conducted in order to test the cost-effectiveness of these herbs for AD and the impact in the control of cognitive deterioration.

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