Vinpocetine is an extract from the periwinkle plant, a popular garden flower and similar to ginkgo biloba, vinpocetine improves blood flow and circulation helping to deliver oxygen to the brain -
and remarkable improvements in concentration, memory recall and learning have been reported after just one dose!

Research carried out at the University of Surrey gave 203 people with memory problems either a placebo or vinpocetine and the results showed the subjects receiving vinpocetine experienced a
significant improvement in their cognitive performance.

Vinpocetine is showing a number of nerve protecting properties that may help in the treatment of vascular dementia, Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders where oxidative stress may be
involved. As an antioxidant and vasodilator it has been shown to not only increase blood flow to the brain but also increase energy production as well as increasing the amounts of glucose transported
into the brain - helping once again to increase cerebral activity.

Because of it's ability to dilate blood vessels, research shows that vinpocetine is particularly protective in cases where blood flow to the brain is diminished, usually by cerebral atherosclerosis (a condition in which a build-up of plaque clogs the arteries that supply oxygen to the brain), or during a mini-stroke.

Finally, vinpocetine has been found to stimulate certain nerves in the brain that are directly related to thinking, planning and action and it is these cells that as we age decline in number, impairing concentration, alertness and the speed with which we process information.

It has been shown that a dose of up to 10 mg of Vinpocetine three time a day taken orally is safe for human application in adult age. Although the compound proved not to cause birth defects it is not
recommended for pregnant women because of liability of increased sensitivity in pregnancy and therefore vinpocetine treatment should be stopped in case of pregnancy.

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