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                      Diseases of Central Nervous system


                           Dementia

About 5-8% of all people over the age of 65 have some form of dementia, and this number doubles every five years above that age. Dementia is the loss of mental ability, severe enough to interfere with people's every life and Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in aging people.
V. Treatments
C. In traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective(*)
Based on Chinese ancient medical records. causes of dementia are the results of (*)

C.5.  According to TCM philosophy, dementia is also to be induced by the combination/or of Kidney essence vacuity and toxin (turbid phlegm).
 C.5.1. Dementia due to toxins accumulation
Toxins accumulation in  internal organs disturbed the balance of immunity(1213)(1214) may cause  impairment of food intake regulation(1215), exhibition of phlegm(1208)(1208)(1210), retention of fluid(1211)(1212) and blood statsis(1209) induced early the onset of dementia, in aging population with depletion of kidney-essence(1208)(1209), according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Herbal Medicine for toxins elimination
Chinese Herbal medicine for toxins elimination 
1.  Shui Fei Zi or Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)
Shui fei zi, the bitter and cold herb, is also known as milk thistle, native to Western Europe and northern Africa, used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve liver function(1193)(1194)(1210), promote the flow of breast milk(1207), bile secretion(1200), anti depression(1201) and anti tumors(1196)(1197)(1198), inhibit allergic effects(1195)(1199), treat hepatitis C(1202)(1203), cirrhosis(1205) and liver fibrosis(1206), by enhancing function of liver and gallbladder channels(1204)

Phytochemicals
 1. Flavonoid 
2. Fumaric acid
3. Silymarin
4. Isosilybin, 
5. Dehydrosilybin, 
6. Silydianin
7. Silychristin
8. Cinnamic acid
9. Myristic acid
10. Palmitelaidic acid
10. Arachidic acid
11. Etc.  

Shui Fei Zi or Milk thistle used in the treatment and prevention of dementia(1218) in traditional Chinese medicine, may be due to its effectiveness of phytochemicals Silymarin and Silibinin in ameliorated amyloid pathology(1216) and oxidative stress(1216)(1217) through attenuated levels of lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde) and antioxidant (glutathione) in the hippocampus(1217).

1.1. In Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer disease (AD). a neurodegenerative disorders is the most prevalent diseases  in the United States, in aging population(1219). Silymarin, a phytochemical found abundantly in milk thistle, in age related disorders like neurodegenerative diseases improved  locomotion rate, higher response to stimuli and tolerance to stress, in C.elegans Alzheimer's Model, through delayed paralysis via enhanced resistance to oxidative stress(1220). In rat induced Alzheimer's disease model, the phytochemical also inhibited amyloid formation(1222) and suppressed amyloid protein precursor (APP) expression(1222)and reduced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells(1222) in improvement memory(1223) and learning function(1221).

1.2. In Parkinson disease
In a mouse model of Parkinson's disease, causes of mitochondrial dysfunction and selective cells death of dopaminergic neurons, silibinin, derivative of silymarin, protected mitochondria through attenuated motor deficit and dopaminergic neuronal loss(1224) and anti oxidative and anti inflammatory pathways(1225).


1.3. In neuroprotective effects  
In focal cerebral ischemia, silymarin (SM), a mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the milk thistle exerted it neuroprotective effects, in upregulating the antioxidant status and lowering the apoptotic response in slowing down the progression of neurodegeneration(1226) and preventing inflammation-related neurodegenerative disease(1227)  and ROS causs of oxidative damage to macromolecules in the brain(1230).


1.4. In cognitive impairment
In cognitive deficit mice model, silibinin exhibited its anti cognitive impairment effects through amelioration of decreases in dopamine and serotonin levels in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, (1228). In amyloid beta peptide-induced memory impairment, the chemicals also improve cognitive memory deficits through attenuated the Abeta(25-35)- accumulation of malondialdehyde and depletion of glutathione in the hippocampus(1229).

Reprinted from Norton Journal, Volume I, Most Common Diseases of Ages of 50 Plus - Chapter of Diseases of Central Nervous system(CNS): Dementia - Treatments in Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine by Kyle J. Norton. 

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References
(*) http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2012/692621/  
(1193) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9468229
(1194) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20564545
(1195) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23121838
(1196) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23879966
(1197) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574320
(1198) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25242120
(1199) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23701595
(1200) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17692492
(1201) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431050
(1202) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25247194
(1203) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22797645
(1204)  http://alternativehealing.org/shui_fei_ji.htm
(1205) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15277093
(1206) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087179
(1207) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23468043 
(1208) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24187864 
(1209) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22500712
(1210) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24155069 
(1211) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25155658 
(1212) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25162367 
(1213) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24719080 
(1214) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22866982 
(1215) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16769094 
(1216) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21185897 
(1217) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19552690 
(1218) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21071836 
(1219) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25696782
(1220) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25613505
(1221) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24460990
(1222) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21071836
(1223) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19638571
(1224) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25677261
(1225) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24660866
(1226) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21840019
(1227) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20833521
(1228) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19857526
(1229) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19552690
(1230) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19647779