Specification:
Appearance: Yellow Powder
Assay: 1%, 98% min (by HPLC)
Herb Source: Huperzia serrata (Thunb)Trev
Pharmacology: Improving memory, thinking, and behavioral function in people with Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia, and senile dementia, and increasing the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine by blocking its breakdown; Protecting neurons from cell death caused by toxic levels of glutamate and protecting against some of the effects of chemical nerve agents used in warfare, such as soman; Also the treatment of AD in a randomized controlled trial of its effect on cognitive function.