Fitoterapia china en la prevención y tratamiento del deterioro de la memoria

In recent years the incidence of diseases with memory impairment has increased. One of them is Alzheimer's disease, where the memory deficit is a predictive factor. The treatments offered by conventional medicine do not reduce the progression of the disease and also cause many adverse effects. During the last 2000 years, Chinese herbology has collected ethnobotanical knowledge in materia medica books that detail the combinations and preparations about plants that are useful from Chinese medicine in the treatment of various syndromes that lead to memory impairment. The interest on such ancient knowledge has increased in the Western culture and stands out as an important therapeutic option for treating memory impairment in order to prevent dementia. This article analyses the application of Chinese herbal medicine in the prevention and treatment of memory impairment.