Research · Systematic review
The cognitive-enhancing effects of Bacopa monnieri: a systematic review of randomized, controlled human clinical trials
What it found
Bacopa improved performance on 9 of 17 tests of memory free recall, with little consistent evidence of benefit in other cognitive domains.
- Design
- Systematic review
- Year
- 2012
- Population
- healthy and mixed adult populations (6 RCTs, 12-week trials)
- Intervention
- standardized Bacopa monnieri extract, 300–450 mg/day
- Outcome
- memory free recall and other cognitive domains
- Journal
- Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.