Ginseng for Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 529-536

  Wang, Yuyi ^a,b   Yang, Guoyan ^b   Gong, Juan ^a   Lu, Fang ^a   Diao, Qingchun ^a   Sun, Jin ^b   Zhang, Kang ^b   Tian, Jinzhou ^c   Liu, Jianping ^b  

^a Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c University of Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Ginseng; Ginsenoside; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE ASSESSMENT SCALE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; DISEASE SEVERITY; GINSENG; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PANAX;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84973412410     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: 18734294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1568026615666150813143753     Document Type: Review

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