Food Chem. 2019 Aug 1;288:422-443. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.02.071. Epub 2019 Feb 22. Chemical composition and health effects of maca (Lepidium meyenii). Wang S, Zhu F. Abstract Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walpers) has emerged as a popular functional plant food due to various claimed health effects. This review details the major (i.e., starch, dietary fiber, and protein) and… [Read More…]
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Green Tea
J Neurosci. 2005 Sep 21;25(38):8807-14. Green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) modulates amyloid precursor protein cleavage and reduces cerebral amyloidosis in Alzheimer transgenic mice. Rezai-Zadeh K, Shytle D, Sun N, Mori T, Hou H, Jeanniton D, Ehrhart J, Townsend K, Zeng J, Morgan D, Hardy J, Town T, Tan J. Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive… [Read More…]
American Ginseng
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 Oct;212(3):345-56. doi: 10.1007/s00213-010-1964-y. Epub 2010 Jul 31. Effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) on neurocognitive function: an acute, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Scholey A*, Ossoukhova A, Owen L, Ibarra A, Pipingas A, He K, Roller M, Stough C. Abstract RATIONALE: Over the last decade, Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) has been shown… [Read More…]
