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Parkinson's
Disease research
Alternative
& Complementary Therapies
Ayurvedic medicines help Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease has
existed in different parts of the world since ancient
times, with the first clear description found in the ancient Indian medical
system of Ayurveda under the name 'Kampavata'.
Herbal medicines containing
anticholinergics, levodopa, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors were
traditionally used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in India,
China, and the Amazon basin. However, researchers at the Parkinson's
Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, Illinois USA have found that
Ayurvedic medicine using Mucuna pruriens and Banisteria caapi may offer
help for Parkinson's disease sufferers.
A number of Parkinson's
patients have been found to experience improvement in symptoms when using
the Ayurvedic prescription.
More scientific tests are
now needed to fully understand how the medicines work and the extent to
which they can help patients suffering from this chronic and degenerative
disease.
Source : Traditional and complementary
therapies in Parkinson's disease.
Manyam BV; S´anchez-Ramos JR. Adv Neurol, 80:565-74, 1999
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