“Essence of traditional Chinese medicine is generated from several thousand years of knowledge and clinical experiences,” explained Dr. Ip. “Prof. Ip suggested that we could tap into the plentiful literature on Chinese medicine and neuroscience at the HKUST for our research goal.” In fact, forgetfulness, which shared similar symptoms with Alzheimer’s disease, is chronicled in the ancient Chinese treatise “Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic” written more than 2000 years ago.
Prof. Fu (right) and Dr. Ip (left) were both doctorate students of Prof. Nancy Ip (middle). The trio has been working together for more than 20 years to investigate early brain degeneration.
The team picked 50 to 100 Chinese herbal ingredients already proven effective in enhancing memory and blood circulation for testing and experiments. Some ingredients came from ancient Chinese herbal formula.
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