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Bacopa monnieri increases Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test delayed recall score

raisesVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Controlling for baseline cognitive deficit using the Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration test, Bacopa participants had enhanced AVLT delayed word recall memory scores relative to placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of a standardized Bacopa monnieri extract on cognitive performance, anxiety, and depression in the elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
This finding among the 3 findings on its endpoint

Bacopa monnieri

Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test delayed recall score

raises

Who
Healthy elderly participants aged 65 or older (mean age 73.5 years), without clinical signs of dementia
Dose studied
300 mg/day

Very limited evidencePMID 18611150 · 2008

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M38KJHMB54A9C8N925GX35Q6