How is Alzheimer's disease treated with traditional Chinese medicine?

Many friends have heard of Alzheimer's disease, but they don't know much about it or have even heard of it. In fact, Alzheimer's disease is what we often call senile dementia. In Western medicine, diseases like Alzheimer's are generally treated with medication, and patients take medication for a long time to control the disease. In our country's traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment of this disease has certain effectiveness. Let's take a look at the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Prescription: Xixin Decoction with modifications. In the formula, ginseng and licorice nourish the vital energy; pinellia and tangerine peel strengthen the spleen and resolve phlegm; calamus, pinellia and tangerine peel open the orifices and eliminate phlegm; aconite and ginseng grass help yang and transform qi, so that when the vital energy is strong, the phlegm can be eliminated; poria and jujube seeds calm the mind and soothe the nerves; and Shenqu harmonizes the stomach. This prescription places equal emphasis on tonifying the body and attacking phlegm. Tonifying the body means replenishing the Qi of the spleen and stomach to generate the Qi of the heart, while attacking phlegm means sweeping away the turbid evil that interferes with the heart palace. In addition, it adds heart-nourishing and calming ingredients to treat dementia. The principles of Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatment are to replenish Qi and blood, strengthen the heart and kidneys, benefit the marrow, and open up the phlegm orifices.

Acupuncture treatment: Acupoint selection: Group 1: Yamen, Laogong, Zusanli, Shenshu. The second group: Dazhui, Jiuwei, Sanyinjiao, and Yongquan. The third group: Yamen, Shixuan, Shousanli, Taichong. Three groups of acupoints were used alternately, once a day, with fine needling treatment. Use the twisting needle insertion method, retain the needle for 10 minutes, apply the tonifying technique, move the needle once per minute, and each time move the needle for 1 minute. One course of treatment is 15 days, with 5 to 7 days of rest between each course.

Moxibustion method: Moxibustion on Dazhui point through ginger, 3 to 5 times each time, once every other day, 10 times for a course of treatment, and continue the second course after an interval of 5 days. Generally, there are 3 to 4 courses of treatment. Tuina and massage, combined with traditional Chinese and Western medicine, treatment, nursing, rehabilitation and prevention, improve the working environment and prevent industrial occupational diseases such as heavy metal aluminum and carbon monoxide. Avoid drinking and smoking. Pay attention to your diet, eat more foods rich in vitamin C, persist in learning new knowledge, and maintain extensive contact with society. The best way to reduce and delay memory decline is to study more and practice using your brain more. Regularly engage in outdoor activities and physical exercise suitable for the elderly.

The above content is about the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment methods for Alzheimer's disease. In Chinese medicine in our country, there have been records of treatment methods for various diseases from ancient times to the present, and the same is true for Alzheimer's disease. With the development of medical care, Chinese medicine in our country has continued to improve, and it also has a certain effect in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, so patients can try the treatment methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine.