Traditional Chinese medicine for modern treatment of Parkinson's disease.
10.1007/s11655-016-2537-7
- Author:
Lu HAN
1
;
Yuan-Hong XIE
1
;
Rong WU
1
;
Chen CHEN
1
;
Yan ZHANG
1
;
Xiao-Ping WANG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tong-Ren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200336, China.
2. Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tong-Ren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200336, China. wangxp@ustc.edu.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese medicine;
Parkinson’s disease;
Tai Chi;
acupuncture;
anti-inflflammatory;
antioxidant;
complementary and alternative medicine;
dopaminergic neuron
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2017;23(8):635-640
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive degenerative disorder of brain commonly seen among the elderly. As conventionally medical therapy is of limited relief and potential side effects, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has attracted growing public and professional attention. Therapies such as acupuncture, musical/rhythmic therapy and deep brain stimulation have been gradually proved positively in clinic. In this review, we retrospected the scientifific or evidence-based-medicine advances of application and research for modern treatment of PD by CAM, especially traditional Chinese medicine in categories.
