Originally published July 12 2005
Remembering your Chinese herbs may keep you from forgetting
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
An herbal extract known as GETO may help improve memory, a recent study shows, and one researcher says the ingredients of GETO are Chinese herbs that have been used in the treatment of forgetfulness for centuries, reports Fox News.
A Chinese herbal supplement may improve forgetfulness of older people with early memory problems.
A new study shows that three months of GETO, an herbal extract, improved the memory skills of people over age 65 with mild cognitive impairment.
Mild cognitive impairment -- subtle but measurable memory problems -- is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
GETO contained ginseng, epimedium herb, thinleaf milkwort root, and two other herbs.
"The ingredients in GETO have been used to treat forgetfulness in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, and merit further study," says researcher Jinzhou Tian, MD, PhD, of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, in a news release.
Tian presented the results of his study this week at the First Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia in Washington.
In the study, 70 people aged 65 and over with mild cognitive impairment were randomly assigned to receive four GETO capsules and two placebo pills, two piracetam pills and four placebo pills, or six placebo pills three times a day for three months.
The participants' memory and thinking skills were measured before and after treatment and again one year later.
After three months of treatment, mental function scores improved equally with GETO and piracetam.
One year after the start of the study mental functions scored had decreased in the GETO group, but they were still higher than those that had taken only placebo.
"This small preliminary clinical study shows that GETO extract capsule may effectively improve memory function in patients with MCI (mild cognitive impairment)," says Tian.
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