Brain enhancing ingredients from āyurvedic medicine: Quintessential example of bacopa monniera, a narrative review

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 478-497

  Singh, Hemant K ^a  

^a Lumen Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

yurveda; Bacopa monniera; Geriatrics; Memory; Nutrition; Ras yana; Rejuvenation

Indexed keywords

ACARA RASAYANA; AGING; AYURVEDA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BHUTVIDYA; CARAK SAMHITA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDHYA RASAYANAS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROMODULATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; SUSRUTA SAMHITA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84873710049     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5020478     Document Type: Review

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