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Offringa, Lisa.

Medicinal plants of Northern Thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Medicinal plants of Northern Thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderlyby Lisa Offringa.
Author:	Offringa, Lisa.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015.
Description:	xi, 84 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Materia medica, VegetableThailand.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10241-2
ISBN:	9783319102412 (electronic bk.)

Medicinal plants of Northern Thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly
Offringa, Lisa.

Medicinal plants of Northern Thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly[electronic resource] /by Lisa Offringa. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015. - xi, 84 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in plant science,2192-1229. - SpringerBriefs in plant science..

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.

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.

ISBN: 9783319102412 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-10241-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

711689
Materia medica, Vegetable
--Thailand.

LC Class. No.: RS180.T5

Dewey Class. No.: 615.321

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