Stough Con, Downey Luke A, Lloyd Jenny, Silber Beata, Redman Stephanie, Hutchison Chris, Wesnes Keith, Nathan Pradeep J
Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia.
Phytother Res. 2008 Dec;22(12):1629-34. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2537.
While Ayurvedic medicine has touted the cognitive enhancing effects of Bacopa monniera for centuries, there is a need for double-blind placebo-controlled investigations. One hundred and seven healthy participants were recruited for this double-blind placebo-controlled independent group design investigation. Sixty-two participants completed the study with 80% treatment compliance. Neuropsychological testing using the Cognitive Drug Research cognitive assessment system was conducted at baseline and after 90 days of treatment with a special extract of Bacopa monniera (2 x 150 mg KeenMind) or placebo. The Bacopa monniera product significantly improved performance on the 'Working Memory' factor, more specifically spatial working memory accuracy. The number of false-positives recorded in the Rapid visual information processing task was also reduced for the Bacopa monniera group following the treatment period. The current study provides support for the two other published studies reporting cognitive enhancing effects in healthy humans after a 90 day administration of the Bacopa monniera extract. Further studies are required to ascertain the effective dosage range, the time required to attain therapeutic levels and the effects over a longer term of administration.
几个世纪以来,阿育吠陀医学一直宣称假马齿苋具有增强认知的功效,但仍需要进行双盲安慰剂对照研究。这项双盲安慰剂对照独立组设计研究招募了107名健康参与者。62名参与者完成了研究,治疗依从率为80%。使用认知药物研究认知评估系统进行神经心理学测试,测试在基线时以及使用假马齿苋特殊提取物(2×150毫克KeenMind)或安慰剂治疗90天后进行。假马齿苋产品显著改善了“工作记忆”因子的表现,更具体地说是空间工作记忆准确性。在治疗期后,假马齿苋组在快速视觉信息处理任务中记录的假阳性数量也有所减少。本研究为另外两项已发表的研究提供了支持,这两项研究报告了在对健康人服用假马齿苋提取物90天后具有认知增强作用。需要进一步的研究来确定有效剂量范围、达到治疗水平所需的时间以及长期给药的效果。