A systematic review of single Chinese herbs for Alzheimer's disease treatment

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fu, Li Min ^a   Li, Ju Tzu ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUPERZINE A; INDIRUBIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PLAQUE; ANKLE EDEMA; BRAIN; CHINESE HERB; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEUKEMIA; LYCOPODIUM; MEDLINE; MICROSCOPY; NAUSEA; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENILE DEMENTIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79953275300     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep136     Document Type: Review

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