Memory Loss and Potential Healing Herbs

"And God said, 'See I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.'" Gen 1:29

Herbal Remedies

Ginkgo may help...
a. relieve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, short-term memory loss and depression.
b. fight damage from stroke. lessen symptoms of peripheral vascular disease and Raynard's disease
Note: mild side effects including restlessness and digestive upset.

Gotu kola may help...
a. agitation
b. memory loss
Note: This is used in Ayurvedic medicine for the above including many other uses not mentioned here.

St. John's Wart may help... .
a. relieve depression
b. heal burns
Note: This has a long history of wound treatment, because it contains antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory chemicals.

Vitamins
b-12
is essential for cell replication and important for red blood cell production. It helps maintain the protective sheath around nerves. Beneficial effects treating depression and neurological disorders.

Folic Acid supplements should also be taken with b-12 because they may mask a type of anemia caused by b-12 deficiency. If b-12 deficiencies go unchecked, this type of anemia can cause irreversible nerve damage and dementia.

*This information is not intended to diagnose or take the place of medical care, talk with your health care provider, Naturopathic Doctor, herbalist, or Nutritionist about the benefits of these natural supplements.

*Sources: Reader's Digest how to fight 71 common ailments, 2003.200 herbal remedies-1997, Excerpted form The Complete Book of Natural & Medicinal Cures, 1994.