A REVIEW ON TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

摘要

Multiple sclerosis(MS),a diseaseaffecting the central nervous system,ischaracterized by patches of demyelinationand sclerosis of gliosis desseminatedthroughout the white matter of brain andspinal cord.In 1968,Charcot firstdescribed its clinical and pathologicalcharacteristics.Its incidence is very high,especially in Europe and America.Thereis no epidemic data of this