Brain & focus / bacopa monnieri
bacopa monnieri
Evidence for brain & focus, scored from the published research.
memory
promising78/100 Evidence ScoreConfidence: high4 studies1 RCT
Multiple human studies report a positive effect.
- 3 human studies (566 participants across the 2 with counts recorded; 1 review/meta-analysis not counted individually)
- Studies point in broadly the same direction
References (4)
- Bacopa monnieri reduces Tau aggregation and Tau-mediated toxicity in cells.in vitro study · International journal of biological macromolecules · 2023
- Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on cognitive effects of Bacopa monnieri extract.meta-analysis · Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2014
- Effects of a standardized Bacopa monnieri extract on cognitive performance, anxiety, and depression in the elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.randomized controlled trial (RCT) · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2008
- Plant-derived nootropics and human cognition: A systematic review.systematic review · Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2023
Evidence Scores are computed mechanically from the published research (PubMed / Semantic Scholar / OpenAlex): study design, participant numbers, and consistency across studies. An LLM is used only to extract study data, never to decide a score.
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