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Herbs 101 – Bacopa

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Bacopa
Bacopa or monniera is herb commonly found in marshy areas in Asia and    southern states in the USA. Traditionally, it has been used to improve brain function including memory, to a lesser extent to reduce anxiety, to treat epilepsy, and as an antioxidant. Modern research has shown the presence of several active chemicals like the alkaloids monnierin, brahmine, bacosides and phytosterols. Some human and animal studies that support these uses are listed below:

COGNITIVE EFFECTS:
Significant improvement in verbal learning, memory consolidation and speed of early information processing after 12-weeks of taking Bacopa has been seen in healthy adults in a randomized controlled trial, possibly due to its action on cholinergic nerves and in another study it was shown to reduce the rate of forgetting of newly acquired information in humans. In experimental epilepsy and oxygen damage, Bacopa showed a neuroprotective role by modifying specific gene expression.  Read more about Bacopa.

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