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Bacopa monnieri: The only botanical that physically changes brain structure

from NutraSift: The nutraceutical innovation podcast · host Siftlink SA

Bacosides increase dendritic branching length and dendritic intersection points in hippocampal neurons. This isn't a chemical effect that wears off, it's structural neuroplasticity. But it takes 8-12 weeks of continuous use to manifest, which is why most short-term studies show nothing and most consumers give up before the mechanism kicks in. Bacopa's "failure" in the market is a compliance problem, not an efficacy problem.Publications of interest:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21892534/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21655763/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3746283/

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