Natural Memory Boosters

20 August, 2009 No Comment

Memory plays an essential role in our daily lives. It helps to recollect an experience or knowledge gained in the past. Learning fosters retention and recollection.

While retention is an inactive process, recollection requires conscious effort. Human body comprises of two components – body as well as mind. For healthy living there should be harmonious balance between both these components as the saying goes ‘Healthy mind resides in a healthy body.’ So it is imperative to be physically fit for sound mental health. But when we talk of memory; besides physical fitness, psychological aspects and surrounding environment also play a key role in learning, retention and recall.

Loss of memory is a mental disorder characterised by inability to recollect past event, experience or learning. Memory loss may be triggered by severe head injury, brain tumours, genetic defect, mental ailment or extreme mental stress. Patients diagnosed with memory loss have shown marked signs of improvement when ayurvedic procedures supplemented the medical therapeutic treatments.

Ayurveda offers safe and effective remedies to enhance memory using rare natural herbs to stimulate and rejuvenate cerebral nerve as well as brain cells. Some herbs scientifically known as Bacopa Monniera, Nardostachy, Acorus Calamus, Cilastrus paniculata, Convolvus Pluricaulis and Withania somnifera have been very beneficial in treating memory related disorders. Memory tonics prepared from these herbal products improve blood circulation in the brain which in turn enhances recall.

There are limited dietary sources which could improve memory. Almonds are a good source for maintaining sound memory. Ayurvedic memory tonics contain specific brain nourishing compounds that cannot be found in regular dietary supplements. Patients using these medications have displayed better retention abilities proving the efficacious property of these herbs. Extracts prepared from these botanical species acts as potent weapons to induce concentration, alertness, learning as well as recollection on one hand and reduce mental stress on the other hand. Increased oxygenated blood circulated to the brain augments better neuro transmission and thus improve memory.

For best results these medications should be taken with honey, cow’s milk or cow’s ghee (clarified butter) on an empty stomach early in the morning as per the dosage instructions.