By Linda Woolven and Ted Snider, The Natural Path
Though it has not received the attention it deserves, bacopa is a well studied and remarkable herb for cognition and memory.
A new meta-analysis of 29 controlled studies has suggested that it may even be better than ginkgo.
The meta-analysis suggests that at 600mg a day, bacopa is significantly better than placebo and ginkgo for working memory and short-term memory.
The two great cognition herbs seemed to be equally effective for sustained attention, selective attention and processing speed.
Source
Phytomed. April 2026;153:157915.
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Bacopa and ginkgo from several brands:
- Bacopa: Solaray Bacopa Leaf Extract 100 mg and Himalaya Organic Bacopa (the herb this study looked at)
- Ginkgo: NOW Foods Ginkgo Biloba 120 mg and Life Extension Ginkgo Biloba 120 mg (the herb it was compared with)
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