Utility of Nutraceutical Products Marketed for Cognitive and Memory Enhancement
| Autor: | Graham J. McDougall, Vonnette Austin-Wells, Teena Zimmerman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Drug Utilization
medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Herbal Medicine Alternative medicine Product Labeling Article Terminology 03 medical and health sciences Cognition 0302 clinical medicine Nutraceutical Advertising Memory Holistic nursing medicine Humans Marketing Health Education Memory Disorders 030504 nursing Traditional medicine Plant Extracts business.industry Product (business) Treatment Outcome 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Phytotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Holistic Nursing. 23:415-433 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5724 0898-0101 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0898010105280097 |
| Popis: | This article identifies a convenience sample of 14 memory-enhancing herbal products that were found to be available commercially, examines their active ingredients, states their claims, and evaluates the available evidence to determine their efficacy. The analyses identified four problematic areas. First, a majority of the products use cognitive terminology, which leads consumers to anticipate an intended cognitive benefit. Second, some ingredients are completely homeopathic and contain components not known outside of the homeopathic field. Third, the evidence of treatment efficacy is often contradictory, because products are recommended for purposes other than cognitive or memory loss. Finally, the manufacturers of the product have usually conducted the research on individual products. Until more research is available, it is suggested that holistic nursing professionals exercise caution in recommending nutraceuticals to their patients/clients for theuse of cognitive improvement or memory enhancement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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