Bacopa Monnieri for Verbal Fluency
Bacopa improves memory measures more clearly than verbal fluency specifically.
Overview
Verdict
How It Works
Dosing & Protocol
Typical dose
- Recommended dose
- 300mg standardised extract daily with food
- Expected timeframe
- 12 weeks
Protocol
- expectation
- The reliable effect of bacopa is delayed recall, not language production
- studied dose
- 300 mg/day of extract standardised to 50% bacosides for 12 weeks
- evidence note
- Verdict is insufficient - verbal fluency was rarely measured and results were inconsistent where it was
- what happened
- Memory acquisition and recall speed improved across meta-analyses, but verbal fluency tasks were seldom included and showed no consistent benefit
- if you still trial it
- 300 mg/day with a fat-containing meal for 12 weeks, tested with a category fluency task before and after so you have a real measure
Evidence
What the studies say
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on cognitive effects of Bacopa monnieri extract
Kongkeaw C, Dilokthornsakul P, Thanarangsarit P +2 more
Bacopa significantly improved speed of attention (Trail Making Test and choice reaction time) but most memory subtests were not significantly improved.
Effects of Bacopa monnieri on cognitive performance and learning: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Kongkeaw C, Dilokthornsakul P, Thanarangsarit P +2 more
Bacopa improved speed of attention and trial-learning tasks, with the most consistent effect on rate of learning
Safety
Caveats
GI upset common. Benefits require sustained daily use.
Less likely to help if
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