Effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) on neurocognitive function: An acute, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-356

  Scholey, Andrew ^a   Ossoukhova, Anastasia ^a   Owen, Lauren ^a   Ibarra, Alvin ^b   Pipingas, Andrew ^a   He, Kan ^b   Roller, Marc ^b   Stough, Con ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Naturex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Ginseng; Herbal extract; Mood; Nootropic; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CEREBOOST; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GINSENG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649290644     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1964-y     Document Type: Article

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