Which Chinese herbs can help regulate cerebral atrophy?
Mar 05, 2025
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, traditional Chinese medicines such as Cistanche, Astragalus, Ginseng, Salvia Miltiorrhiza, and Polygala can help regulate cerebral atrophy, and it is recommended to use them under the guidance of a TCM physician. In daily life, patients should also maintain healthy lifestyle habits, such as regular作息 (作息 should be translated as作息 =作息 time/rest and work patterns), balanced diet, and appropriate exercise, while avoiding excessive fatigue, to promote physical and mental health and enhance the effectiveness of medication treatment.
Generally, traditional Chinese medicines such as Cistanche (Rou Cong Rong), Astragalus (Huang Qi), Ginseng (Ren Shen), Salvia Miltiorrhiza (Dan Shen), and Polygala (Yuan Zhi) can help regulate cerebral atrophy and should be used under the guidance of a TCM practitioner. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Cistanche (Rou Cong Rong)
Cistanche has the effect of nourishing the kidney and assisting yang, which helps promote yang energy and enrich kidney essence. It can also nourish and replenish brain marrow, improve cerebral atrophy, and gradually restore or enhance memory.
2. Astragalus (Huang Qi)
Astragalus is a Qi-tonifying herb that promotes the circulation of Qi and blood, thus benefiting vascular circulation. From a Western pharmacological perspective, Astragalus enhances immunity and can also improve cerebral atrophy.
3. Ginseng (Ren Shen)
Ginseng strongly replenishes vital energy, generates body fluids, nourishes the blood, calms the mind, and enhances intelligence. It can improve cerebral blood and oxygen supply, increase brain cell activity, and help regulate symptoms of intellectual decline and fatigue caused by cerebral atrophy.
4. Salvia Miltiorrhiza (Dan Shen)
Salvia Miltiorrhiza promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, relieves pain, clears the heart, and alleviates irritability. It improves cerebral blood circulation, inhibits platelet aggregation, prevents thrombosis, and provides better blood supply and nutritional support to damaged nerve cells, helping to alleviate the progression of cerebral atrophy.
5. Polygala (Yuan Zhi)
Polygala calms the mind, enhances intelligence, harmonizes the heart and kidney functions, and reduces swelling. In managing cerebral atrophy, Polygala improves neurotransmitter levels in the brain, enhances information transmission between nerve cells, and can alleviate symptoms such as forgetfulness and insomnia in patients with cerebral atrophy.
In daily life, patients should maintain a regular routine, eat a balanced diet, exercise appropriately, and avoid excessive fatigue to promote physical and mental health and assist the therapeutic effects of medications.
