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MOA and Energetics of Bacopa moniera

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Bacopa moniera - Brahmi

MOA: ACHE inhibition, choline acetyltransferase activation, b-amyloid reduction, increases cerebral blood flow and monoamine production – enhances cognition and memory - trophorestorative of CNS, decreases forgetting, not increasing ability to memorize

Energetics: cooling

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CIs and Dist Char of Bacopa moniera

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Contraindications: large doses may upset GI

Distinguishing characteristics: prevents lipid peroxidation, increases SOD, GPx, GSR, restores zinc and selenium levels in nervous tissue

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Centella asiatica

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Centella asiatica – Gotu Kola

MOA: nutritive, vulnerary, nervine, neuroprotective, circulatory tonic, alterative, dec. scarring, hepatoprotective; anxiolytic

Energetics: cooling

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Centella asiatica

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Contraindications: none

Distinguishing characteristics: venous insufficiency herb, Asiatic acid protects neurons from oxidative damage, good against Parkinson’s disease, promotes neurite elongation, enhances mitochondrial biogenesis, inhibits acetylcholinesterase (ACHE)

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Ginkgo biloba

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MOA: increases blood flow in smaller capillaries (brain and kidney), antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, benefits cognition; modulation of Ach; effects of microcirc (inc oxygenation)

Energetics: moving

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Ginkgo biloba

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Contraindications: pregnancy, hemophilia, blood thinning medications

Distinguishing characteristics: modulates glutamate neurotransmission, reduces b-amyloid aggregation, improves anxiety and depression, helps with recovery from ischemic stroke

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Petasites hybridis

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Petasites hybridis - Butterbur

MOA: smooth muscle antispasmodic, anti-allergy; migraine prophylaxis, stabilizing mast cells

Contraindications: PA-free preparation is important when using long-term

Distinguishing characteristics: anti-histamine effects, migraine treatment

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Tenacetum parthenium

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Tenacetum parthenium – Feverfew

MOA: reduces secretion of inflammatory mediators, inhibits PG synthesis, vascular stabilizer, prevents dilation and contraction, inhibits histamine release; for migraines – inhibits CGRP release within the trigeminovascular system; *migraine tx

Energetics: drying and warming

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Tenacetum parthenium

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Contraindications: none

Distinguishing characteristics: inhibits 5-lipooxygenase and cyclo-oxygenase, used for HA and migraines

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Huperzia serrata

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Huperzia serrata – Firmoss (Huperzine A)

MOA: reversible ACHE inhibitor

Distinguishing characteristics: long duration of action, better penetration of the BBB, higher oral availability, fewer ARE; Alzheimer’s and dementia

**mcg doses (low dose herb 50 – 200 mcg); cognitive decline; tends to be well tolerated, some jitters

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Vinca minor

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Vinca minor – Vinpocetine constituent

MOA: vasodilation and nootropic

Distinguishing characteristics: acoustic trauma related to tinnitus and for Menier’s disease; used for cognitive fxn, semi-synthetic

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Mucuna pruriens

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Mucuna pruriens

MOA: aphrodisiac, calms nerves, neuroprotective (contains L-DOPA)

Energetics: heating

Distinguishing characteristics: Parkinson’s disease

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Capsicum annuum

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anti inflamm, circulatory stimulant, studied in neuro for antiinflamm activity