Short-term study on the effects of rosemary on cognitive function in an elderly population

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-17

  Pengelly, Andrew ^a   Snow, James ^a   Mills, Simon Y ^a   Scholey, Andrew ^b   Wesnes, Keith ^b,c   Butler, Leah Reeves ^a  

^a Tai Sophia Institute   (United States)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

acute effects; clinical trial; cognitive; memory; rosemary; Rosmarinus

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEMORY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROSEMARY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POWDERS; ROSMARINUS;

ROSMARINUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84855500242     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2011.0005     Document Type: Article

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