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Chinese herb helps Parkinson's

'Guoteng is effective in alleviating disease symptoms':

Hong Kong: A Chinese herb is significantly effective in treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and reducing the side effects caused by the currently used medication, levodopa.Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the central nervous system.

The condition results from the death of dopamine-containing cells in the midbrain and leads to shaking (tremors) and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination.

A new study by Hong Kong Baptist University researchers showed that Guoteng, a traditional Chinese medicine is effective in improving communication in Parkinson patients and alleviating other symptoms including depression, sleeping difficulties, constipation and loss of appetite.The herb, also called uncaria rhynchophylla, lowers the number of side effects including nausea, hallucination and delusion caused by levodopa, the chemical medication which the brain converts into dopamine to relieve Parkinson's symptoms.

"There is no cure for Parkinson's right now, but the study showed Chinese medicine can help treat the disease," said researchers."They provide not only pharmacological proof of the efficacy of Gouteng in treating Parkinson's disease, but will also help promote the effectiveness and safety of Chinese medicine to the international medical arena," said lead author Li Min.

A major active component in Gouteng can induce autophagy in neuronal cells, and thus promote the clearance of abnormal protein residing in the neurons, Li added. Tuesday, Press TV

 

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