Herbal therapy: A new pathway for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Research and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Tian, Jinzhou ^a,b   Shi, Jing ^a   Zhang, Xuekai ^a,c   Wang, Yongyan ^d  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIRACETAM; CHINESE DRUG; DONEPEZIL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HUPERZINE A; PLACEBO; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 78049276353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17589193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/alzrt54     Document Type: Note

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