Preventing Dementia Using Saffron, The Kampo Medicine, Kamiuntanto, and Their Combination, Kamiuntantokabankoka

• Main Authors: Kenny Kuchta (Author), Kosuke Aritake (Author), Yoshihiro Urade (Author), Nguyen Huu Tung (Author), Chun-Su Yuan (Author), Yui Sasaki (Author), Koichi Shimizu (Author), Yukihiro Shoyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this review is to evaluate the anti-dementia activities of saffron and its combination with Kampo medicine. The Kampo formula Kamiuntanto composed of 13 crude drugs is well known for its anti-dementia activity. A significant increase in choline acetyltransferase activity and mRNA le...