Chinese senega root
Polygala tenuifolia
Yuan zhi, the thin root of Chinese scholars, raises growth factors that keep neurons connected, sharpening memory and the ease of learning.
Yuan Zhi远志Traditional Chinese medicine
Given to calm the mind, sharpen memory and loosen stubborn phlegm.
Source: ShennongAlpha NMM-010G, Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020 | Liu M et al. Front Pharmacol 2024;15:1420853 (Shennong's Herbal Classic)
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In mice, two saponin preparations of the root both raised brain serotonin, measured directly in the brain.
Fast-acting in a way most plant antidepressants are not: mice stop struggling within a short window, and the effect is abolished outright when the AMPA glutamate receptor is blocked.
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- ALZ (Memory Preservation)
- Autophagy Activator (Cellular Self-Renewal)
- Ecstatic (Nervous System Stand-Down)
- Hypnotic Sleep (Slow-Wave Architecture)
- Rewire (Total Brain Reset)
- Trinity (Mind Body Spirit Harmonizer)