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Ingredient

Bacopa Monnieri

Traditional

A traditional Ayurvedic herb with a small RCT base on memory tasks.

How it works

Bacosides may modulate cholinergic signalling and antioxidant defence in vitro.

Evidence

A small RCT reports modest improvement on memory tasks at 12 weeks at 300 mg/day.

Studies

Calabrese et al., J Altern Complement Med, 2008
300 mg/day standardized Bacopa extract improved memory acquisition over 12 weeks.
PubMed 18611150 ↗

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