Nootropic (medhya) plants from ayurvedic pharmacopoeia

Autor: Byung-Hun Um, Guy Mazars, Robert Anton, Marie-Jeanne Bouchet, Alexandre Maciuk
Přispěvatelé: Fleurentin, J. (ed.), Pelt, J.M. (ed.), Mazars, G. (ed.), Lejosne, J.C. (trad.), Cabalion, Pierre (collab.)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Des sources du savoir aux médicaments du futur ISBN: 9782709915045
Popis: Introduction In modern books of ayurvedic Materia Medica plants are often classified into different groups according to their prabhâva or "specific action". The prabhâva corresponds broadly to the western concept of pharmacological action (Mazars, 1995). Plants considered having a nootropic effect belong to the medhyâ (intellect promoting) group (from Sanskrit "medhâ", intellect). They are used as stimulants for the central nervous system, to improve memory and attention, or against epilepsy ...
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