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Herbal Medicine Materia Medica: Valerian - 1 views

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  • In one study Valerian produced a significant decrease in subjectively evaluated sleep scores and an improvement in sleep quality.
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      Paulo Quadros on 27 Sep 13
       
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  • Much research has centered on its effects upon smooth muscle, demonstrating that it is a powerful and safe muscle relaxant. It can be safely used in muscle cramping, uterine cramps and intestinal colic
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  • Dosage:
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  • always useful, provided that the single dose is
  • 2.5-5ml (l/2 - l teaspoonful )
  • Over dosage is highly unlikely, even with very much larger doses.
  • For situations of extreme stress where a sedative or muscle relaxant effect is need fast, the single dose of one teaspoonful may be repeated two or three times at short intervals.
  • The dried herb is prepared as an infusion
  • Two teaspoons of the dried herb are used for each cup of tea
  • cold infusion may be used:
  • a glass of cold water is poured over two teaspoons of valerian root and left to stand for 8-l0 hours.
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The neuropharmacology of L-theanine: possible neuroprotective + cognitive enhancing age... - 0 views

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    L-theanine (N-ethyl-L-glutamine) or theanine is a major amino acid uniquely found in green tea. L-theanine has been historically reported as a relaxing agent, prompting scientific research on its pharmacology. Animal neurochemistry studies suggest that L-theanine increases brain serotonin, dopamine, GABA levels and has micromolar affinities for AMPA, Kainate and NMDA receptors. In addition has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in animal models possibly through its antagonistic effects on group 1 metabotrophic glutamate receptors. Behavioural studies in animals suggest improvement in learning and memory. Overall, L-theanine displays a neuropharmacology suggestive of a possible neuroprotective and cognitive enhancing agent and warrants further investigation in animals and humans.
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The neuropharmacology of L-theanine(N-ethyl-L-glutamine): a possible neuroprotective an... - 0 views

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    L-theanine (N-ethyl-L-glutamine) or theanine is a major amino acid uniquely found in green tea. L-theanine has been historically reported as a relaxing agent, prompting scientific research on its pharmacology. Animal neurochemistry studies suggest that L-theanine increases brain serotonin, dopamine, GABA levels and has micromolar affinities for AMPA, Kainate and NMDA receptors. In addition has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in animal models possibly through its antagonistic effects on group 1 metabotrophic glutamate receptors. Behavioural studies in animals suggest improvement in learning and memory. Overall, L-theanine displays a neuropharmacology suggestive of a possible neuroprotective and cognitive enhancing agent and warrants further investigation in animals and humans.
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Tea and health: preventive and therapeutic usefulness in the elderly? [Curr Opin Clin N... - 0 views

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    SUMMARY: Although randomized clinical trials of tea have generally been of short duration and with small sample sizes, together with experimental and epidemiological studies, the totality of the data suggests a role for tea in health promotion as a beverage absent in calories and rich in phytochemicals. Further research is warranted on the putative benefits of tea and the potential for synergy among its constituent flavonoids, L-theanine, and caffeine.
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L-theanine, a natural constituent in tea, and its effect on mental state [Asia Pac J C... - 0 views

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    L-theanine, at realistic dietary levels, has a significant effect on the general state of mental alertness or arousal. Furthermore, alpha activity is known to play an important role in critical aspects of attention, and further research is therefore focussed on understanding the effect of L-theanine on attentional processes.
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Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults† - Journal of Agric... - 0 views

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    Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults (dagger).\nKrikorian R, Shidler MD, Nash TA, Kalt W, Vinqvist-Tymchuk MR, Shukitt-Hale B, Joseph JA.\nJ Agric Food Chem. 2010 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print]\nPMID: 20047325\nDOI: 10.1021/jf9029332\n\nThe findings of this preliminary study suggest that moderate-term blueberry supplementation can confer neurocognitive benefit and establish a basis for more comprehensive human trials to study preventive potential and neuronal mechanisms.
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