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Main Herbal Ingredient:
Gotu kola is revered, by natural healers, as the ‘fountain of life’ Research has demonstrated that gotu kola’s powerful antioxidant effects can help protect brain cells from free radicalinduced cell death. As we speak, researchers are studying its potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. In a study published in 2008 in Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28 healthy participants were given various doses of gotu kola daily for two months. When cognition and mood were assessed, researchers found that those taking a daily dose of 750 mgs experienced improvements in both areas. The team noted gotu kola’s ability to alleviate age-related decline in cognitive function and mood in the healthy elderly. Naturally, as most researchers will do, they called for further study to explore the mechanism by which this herb works.