Offringa Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-10241-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 84 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science

This book provides a description of cognitive impairment in the elderly population through the lens of Thai Traditional Medicine as it is practiced in northern Thailand. It provides an overview of Thai Traditional Medicine and the memory loss presented in elderly dementia. Some medicinal plants used by traditional Thai healers to treat cognitive decline and memory issues in the elderly are reviewed.Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly  provides readers with the detailed description of the in vitro  screening of ten plants and those results. The bioactivity of these single plants exemplifies the success of using an ethnobotanical filter to identify plants with cognitive enhancing activity.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Offringa, Lisa

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Fieldwork Methodology.- Thai Traditional Medicinal Theory and Cognitive Decline.- The Medical Ethnobotany of Treating Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly of Northern Thailand.- Screening for Plants in Herbal Formulas from Traditional Doctors of Northern Thailand to Treat Cognitive Impairment.- Validation of Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge by Scientific Investigation.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Lisa Offringa, Ph.D. Stanford Prevention Research Center Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA USA