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Chinese herbs and acupuncture to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Acupuncture on mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review of neuroimaging studies.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of berberine on cognitive function and β-amyloid precursor protein in Alzheimer's disease models: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- A Study on the Effect of Traditional Chinese Exercise Combined With Rhythm Training on the Intervention of Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasTrial
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- Acupuncture for cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture alleviates Parkinson's disease by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Acupuncture modulates the gut microbiota in Alzheimer's disease: current evidence, challenges, and future opportunities.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Visualization of Microcirculation at Acupoints in vivo of Alzheimer's Disease Animal Model with Photoacoustic Microscope: A Pilot Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2024Article
- Benign regulation of the gut microbiota: The possible mechanism through which the beneficial effects of manual acupuncture on cognitive ability and intestinal mucosal barrier function occur in APP/PS1 mice.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Effects of Qi-Fu-Yin on aging of APP/PS1 transgenic mice by regulating the intestinal microbiome.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with a variety of causes. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which includes the two main approaches of acupuncture and herbal medication, views the human body as a self-controlled system network. Fundamental theories, including "qi," the five elements, and the theory of viscera, form the basis for classification. Diseases in humans are considered to be caused by an imbalance of "yang qi" and "yin qi" that lead to the nonhomeostasis of organs. Acupuncture is derived from 12 main meridians and 365 acupuncture points characterized by "blood and qi." Needling of different positions corresponds to specific disease treatments to increase qi. Treatment with Chinese herbal medicines is based on syndrome differentiation characterized as "Zheng" which differs from the cause orientation approach of Western medicine. In this article, we review basic and clinical research studies that describe TCM herbs and acupuncture for the treatment of AD. Moreover, we propose that these two approaches be integrated to improve the outcomes for AD patients.
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