ADHD Treatment: Chinese Herbal Preparation Helps Attention, Impulse Control

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Treatment of ADHD or ADD poses numerous challanges. A wide variety of drugs including CNS stimulants, antidepressand and bupropion are frequently used. The response to these medications is variable; besides they are beset with adverse undesirable effects. Parents are frequently looking for alternate herbal, natural and nutrition remedies. 

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Background of CHP-ADHD Study:

Compund herbal preparations or CHP derived from Chinese Herbal Medicine  is one such potential strategy. One of the hypothesis underlying ADHD causes is deficiency of essential micro-nutrients and compound herbal preparations are believe to have coginition enhancing properties by replenishing essential fatty acids, phospholipids, vitamins and minerals.

Dr. Katz and colleagues  from the Sheba Medical Center in Israel examined the efficacy of Nur­ture & Clar­ity in ADHD and published their findings in the paper, "A compound herbal preparation (CHP) in the treatment of children with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial" in the Journal of Attention Disorders 2010.

Composition of compound herbal prepapation (CHP brand name Nur­ture & Clar­ity)

• Paeo­niae Alba
• With­a­nia Som­nifera
• Cen­tella Asi­at­ica
• Spir­ulina Platen­sis
• Bacopa Monieri
• Mel­lissa Offic­i­nalis

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Design of CHP-ADHD Study:

• Double blind, randomized, placebo controlled
• Tertiarry care university  medical center
• N=120 kids with a new diagnosis of ADHD based on DSM-IV codes
• Intervention: Compound herbal preparation (n=80) versus placebo (n=40)

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Results of CHP-ADHD Study:

1. 91% of kids in treatment and 48% in the control group completed the study
2. Treatment group demonstarted a significant improvement in total TOVA scores as well as 4 subscales
3. The significance of the improved difference between the Chinese  compound herbal preparation (CHP)  treatment versus  placebo group was seen even when using the higher standard of comparison i.e. Intent to treat analysis

Conclusions of Compound Chinese Herbal Prepartion-ADHD Study:

Compound herbal preparation treatment is benficial in treatment of ADHD or ADD and improves the following symptoms:

• Attention
• Cognition
• Impulse control 

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