人參養榮湯減少失智患者憂鬱症狀並提供認知能力

Ginseng Construction-Nourishing Decoction reduces depression symptoms and improves cognitive ability in people with dementia

陳安履(An-Lu Chen) ； 周暉哲(Hui-Zhe Zhou) ； 楊鈞皓(Jun-Hao Yang) ； 施怡伶(Yi-Ling Shi) ； 林舜穀(Shun-Ku Lin)

《台北市中醫醫學雜誌》 24卷1期 (2018/03) Pp. 21-24

https://doi.org/10.6718/TJCM.201803_24(1).0004

摘要

憂鬱是失智症中期常見的症狀，會加快社交與認知能力退化的速度。研究指出，在服用抗失智症西藥時，加上服用中藥複方人參養榮湯，可以緩解憂鬱症狀，並且降低失智症的嚴重程度。人參養榮湯兼具補養氣血與寧心安神的效果，適應症包含形體消瘦、精神疲倦、容易受到驚嚇等等，在失智患者中很常見。本研究透過長達兩年的追蹤觀察，發現人參養榮湯可以提升認知功能和降低憂鬱情形，讓臨床治療又多一種選擇。

關鍵字

失智症 ； 憂鬱 ； 人參養榮湯

並列摘要

Depression is a prevalent symptom of dementia in the medium term, and it further accelerates the rate of social and cognitive decline. Past studies have pointed out that anti-dementia drugs and traditional Chinese medicine compound Ginseng Construction-Nourishing Decoction, can alleviate the symptoms of depression, and reduce the severity of dementia. Ginseng Construction-Nourishing Decoction both nourishing and soothing effects, indications include body weight loss, mental fatigue, easy to be frightened and so on. In this two-year follow-up study, we found that Ginseng Construction-Nourishing Decoction can enhance cognitive function and reduce depression, making clinical treatment an alternative.

並列關鍵字

Dementia ； Depression ； Ginseng Construction-Nourishing Decoction

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