title: Botanical therapies in chronic fatigue.
abstract: Chronic fatigue often occurs in aging and in various neurological, psychiatric and systemic diseases. The available therapies in modern medicine are limited. The exploration of potential alternative therapies from traditional medicine is reviewed, as there are several botanicals with experimental evidence of efficacy based on animal models and clinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Plummer Movement Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Scott and White Clinic and the Texas A&M University System, HSC College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Binu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tharakan
authors.forename: Bala V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Manyam
mesh_terms: D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations