Herbal composition for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Abstract

Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a food composition for alleviation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, each of which contains as an active ingredient a mixture extract of Longan Arillus, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix, Gastrodiae Rhizoma, and Liriopis seu Ophiopogonis Tuber, wherein the compositions containing as an active ingredient a mixture extract of Longan Arillus, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix, Gastrodiae Rhizoma, and Liriopis seu Ophiopogonis Tuber of the present disclosure inhibits the hyperactivity of glutamate receptors, which is known to be a cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, alleviates clinical symptoms (attention decrease and hyperactivity) of child patients, and shows an improvement effect in fMRI examination results, and thus can be advantageously used as a medicine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or a food for alleviation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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