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[brucebanner]

Hi,

 

I am looking to add these to my herb stack - Bacopa, Ashwagandha and Rhodiola - for cognitive reasons.

I also run and I've noticed with my current herb stack, I am able to run further. The anti-fatigue properties are pretty awesome. Nothing touches Modafinil yet. Maybe the anti-fatigue props. in the herbs are helping with cognition.

 

Can someone recommend brands and how much % of the active compounds I should be looking for when buying the above.

Not too sure which Ginseng I should get...?

 

Are there any other herbs that help with cognition and/or reduce fatigue?

 

Thank you!

[Keizo]

Gynostemma

I find it slightly less stimulating compared with panax ginseng, more tolerable. Similar wakefulness promotion, and probably mental clarity. I think I noticed some physical endurance increase, which I can't recall with these other things.

 

I am personally a bit paranoid now of herbs given how many different things in them and mechanism behind them there might be.

I used "a lot" (I don't know) of schizandra+rhodiola rosea+russian ginseng when I was totally fatigued after benzodiazepine tapering/withdrawal.

5 pills per day of ,

Rhodiola 250 mg
Russian ginseng 180 mg
Schisandra 150 mg

the extract is equivalent of dried herb/fruit-> 2500, 900, and 600 mg

http://www.topformul...gen__topformula

This is the least unpleasant wakefulness promotion I have tried.

 

Anyway I'd suggest trying or adding one thing at a time, etc.

Edited by Keizo, 23 June 2014 - 09:04 PM.

[Luminosity]

For Gingko and Gotu Kola I like Gaia Organics Liquid alcohol extracts, if you can don't have a problem with alcohol.  I take each herb separately.  Don't take them a few hours before bed because they might interfere with sleep.