Ana Aslan

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Ana Aslan

Ana Aslan (born January 1, 1897 in Brăila , † May 8, 1988 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian doctor and gerontologist.

Live and act

As a professor of internal medicine in Bucharest, Aslan founded the State Institute for Geriatric Research and Gerontology in Bucharest in 1945 . Around 1946–1956 she developed a gerontological therapy named after her that is now only used in alternative medicine and in which the use of procaine plays an essential role. According to their proponents, the injections should be able to influence the premature aging process in the human organism. Aslan's idea was supported by the then head of state Nicolae Ceaușescu and became fashionable in the West in the late 1960s. Aslan was at times an internationally known scientist and received numerous personal honors, such as the Federal Cross of Merit in 1971 . She was on the board of the International Association for Gerontology and the Medical Association of the Balkans , from 1980 also a full member of the Romanian Academy , and was the editor of several gerontological journals.

Aslan presented its development from around 1956 at international congresses and in German and Italian-language publications. In the 1960–70s, the procaine preparations were tested in several scientific studies against aging and dementia, but without sustainable results; a current Cochrane review is negative. A proof of effectiveness was ultimately not provided and the treatment was completely abandoned by scientific medicine until around 1980.

Nevertheless, procaine preparations "according to Aslan", z. B. under the brand Gerovital H3 , marketed as "anti-aging cure". Formally, these are dietary supplements or cosmetics without drug approval. The similar sounding Gerovital GH3 is a pure vitamin mixture . Such products are not paid for by health insurance companies . In the USA, the preparations are not approved for sale by the FDA due to the use of procaine .

literature

Non-fiction

  • Erika Lang: Ana Aslan's life's work . Dissertation, University of Cologne 2005,
  • Peter Udelhoven (Ed.): Ana Aslan. She is older than she looks . Verlag WiGe, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-89140-001-2 .

Fiction

  • Karl Witopil: Eternal Life. Ana Aslan, the life of the world-famous scientist, her formula, her mysterious disappearance . Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1997, ISBN 3-404-12653-X .
  • Saskia Draxler: The life story of Ana Aslan German ASLAN Society eV, Olsberg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ concerns - old and stupid? - Seniors in the sights of unscrupulous traders , ARD documentation, 45 min., E.g. B. EinsPlus, August 16, 2012, 8:45 a.m.
  2. ↑ one day: joyride to the spray cure. Helmar Meinel on Spiegel.de, February 11, 2008
  3. ↑ Died: Ana Aslan. Der Spiegel, May 30, 1988
  4. ^ Renate Strohmeier: Lexicon of the natural scientists and women of Europe with natural knowledge: From antiquity to the 20th century . Harri Deutsch Verlag, 1998, ISBN 978-3-8171-1567-9 , p. 26 (accessed on August 30, 2012).
  5. ^ S. Szatmári, D. Bereczki: Procaine treatments for cognition and dementia. In: Cochrane database of systematic reviews (online). Number 4, 2008, p. CD005993. doi : 10.1002 / 14651858.CD005993.pub2 . PMID 18843698 . (Review).
  6. ↑ JM Orgogozo, R. Spiegel: Critical review of clinical trials in senile dementia – I. In: Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 63, Number 738, April 1987, pp. 237-240. PMID 2891126 . PMC 2428174 (free full text). (Review).
  7. ↑ Rosalinda T. Lagua, Virginia Serraon Claudio: Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary . Jones & Bartlett Learning, 1996, ISBN 978-0-412-07061-7 , p. 146 (accessed August 30, 2012).
personal data
SURNAME Aslan, Ana
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian doctor and gerontologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Brăila
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1988
Place of death Bucharest