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Memory/Focus Home Remedies |
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Ginkgo protects the brain from free radicals
Many adults today wish to have better mental focus, alertness and concentration. We all suffer from memory lapses, lack of concentration and inability to focus. ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is a group of symptoms that can also cause mood swings, impulsiveness, behavioral and other social problems in both children and adults.
Many herbs have been long used to help promote healthy memory and neurological function. Many studies have been conducted in Europe and the US on the effects of natural supplements on the brain. The results have been promising. Dandelion leaves provide vitamins A and C, the flowers are one of the best sources of lecthin, a nutrient that elevates the brains acetylcholine and may play a role in stemming Alzheimer's disease. 2The right balance of nutrients is important for protecting and promoting healthy brain cell function. Another critical aspect is to protect the arteries supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain. The phytochemicals unique to the Ginko Biloba tree restore better blood flow to the brain, allowing improved use of oxygen, and protect the cells from free radicals.2
Adaptgens and Stimualant Herbs :Ginseng may boost mood, improve memory and attention, lengthen physical and mental endurance, improve test scores, and ease anxiety. Eleuthero,(Siberian Ginseng), boosts concentration and focus without the letdown than comes from stimulants like caffeine. Research has also demonstrated the beneficial effect of Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica, on memory, concentration and mental performance levels. Yerba mate has the effect of stimulating the mind, increasing concentration and easing depressive moods.
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Essential Oils for Concentration : Rosemary,called "the herb of remembrance" is the best known aromatherapy treatment for poor memory, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, and improving mental clarity. Cooling and refreshing Peppermint essential oil energizes the mind and mood, helping to improve mental clarity and memory. Oil of Basil is an excellent, indeed perhaps the best, aromatic nerve tonic. It clears the head, relieves intellectual fatigue, and gives the mind strength and clarity. 3
More than becoming more and more forgetful as we get older, Alzheimers disease leads to changes is behavior, personality and other abilities. Although Club Moss is used primarily to treat the early symptoms of Alzheimer's, many people are taking it to improve memory and enhance mental alertness.1
 Home Remedies for Memory and Focus
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Basil |
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Oil of Basil is an excellent, indeed perhaps the best, aromatic nerve tonic. It clears the head, relieves intellectual fatigue, and gives the mind strength and clarity. (Tisserand, Robert ) |
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Bacopa |
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Brahmi is useful in treating a variety of conditions that involve impaired mental capacity, Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit disorder (ADD), memory problems, and Parkinson's disease. Laboratory studies indicate that brahmi improves intellectual function primarily by balancing the chemicals gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate in the brain. (Phyllis A. Balch, CNC ) |
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Club Moss |
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Although it is used primarily to treat the early symptoms of Alzheimer's, many people are taking it to improve memory and enhance mental alertness. (White,Linda B., M.D. ) |
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Dandelion |
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The leaves provide vitamins A and C, the flowers are one of the best sources of lecthin, a nutrient that elevates the brains acetylcholine and may play a role in stemming Alzheimer's disease.
(Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Ginseng, Siberian |
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Eleuthero boosts concentration and focus without the letdown than comes from stimulants like caffeine. |
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Ginkgo |
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The phytochemicals unique to the ginkgo tree restore better blood flow to the brain, allowing improved use of oxygen, and protect the cells from free radicals (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Ginseng |
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Ginseng may boost mood, improve memory and attention, lengthen physical and mental endurance, improve test scores, and ease anxiety. Although the exact mechanisms of activity are not known, it is likely that ginseng protects a portion of the brain known as the hippocampus from the effects of stress hormones. This prevents memory problems, a common complaint among people under stress. This mechanism would also explain the usefulness of ginseng in preventing loss of memory and cognitive ability in people who suffer from bipolar disorder, depression, and a disorder of the adrenal glands known as Cushing's disease. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Gotu Kola |
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Research has also demonstrated the beneficial effect of Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica, on memory, concentration and mental performance levels |
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Peppermint |
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Cooling and refreshing peppermint energizes the mind and mood, helping to improve mental clarity and memory |
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Rosemary |
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Called "the herb of remembrance",rosemary has a long history as a memory-enhancing herb. I think rosemary shampoo, rosemary tea androsemary in the bathwater would have anti-Alzheimer's activity similar to that of tacrine or huperzine due to it's potent antioxident, rosemarinic acid. Rosemary also contains a half-dozen compounds that are reported to prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine in the brain, which reportedly slows progression of the disease. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Mate |
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Mate has the effect of stimulating the mind, increasing concentration and easing depressive moods, while not interfering with sleep like coffee may. |
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- Linda B.White, M.D.The Herbal Drugstore(2003)
- Duke, James The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook .(December 15, 2000)
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Robert B Tisserand The Art of Aromatherapy (1977)
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