3 findings behind this formula. Hover a card for the detail and the source.
Bacopa monnieri 300 mg daily improved delayed word recall versus placebo in healthy adults over 65.
Double-blind RCT, 54 adults aged 65+ (48 completed) taking 300 mg/day standardised Bacopa extract or placebo for 12 weeks. Delayed word recall and Stroop scores improved with Bacopa versus placebo.
In stressed but healthy adults, ashwagandha 240 mg daily reduced anxiety scores and morning cortisol compared with placebo.
Double-blind RCT, 60 stressed adults taking 240 mg/day standardised ashwagandha extract or placebo for 60 days. Hamilton anxiety scores and morning cortisol fell significantly more than with placebo.
In older adults with mild cognitive impairment, lion's mane improved cognitive scores compared with placebo over 16 weeks.
Double-blind RCT, 30 Japanese adults aged 50-80 with mild cognitive impairment taking lion's mane tablets (3 g/day of tablets, far more than the 300 mg here) for 16 weeks. Cognitive scores were significantly higher than placebo at weeks 8, 12 and 16.