huperzine serrate P.E.

 Huperzine A/Qian Ceng Ta, a traditional Chinese medicine produced from
the whole plant of the club moss Huperzia serrata,has been used for over 1000
years in China for treatment of a number of ailments, including
contusions, strains, swellings, schizophrenia, myasthenia gravis
and noworganophosphate poisoning

 
Latin Name: Lycopodium serratum Thunb
Specification: 1%, 5%, 98%, 99% by HPLC
CAS No:102518-79-6
Molecular Formula:C15H18N2O
Molecular Weight:242.32

The effects of Huperzine A have been investigated in laboratory and clinical settings with the overall findings that Huperzine A is known to be a potent, reversible and selective inhibitor of acetylcholine esterase, with a rapid absorption and penetration into the brain in animal tests.Huperzine Serrate Extract exhibits memory-enhancing activities in animal and clinical trials.

In animal studies, daily oral administration of huperzine A has been shown to produce a significant improvement in learning ability (maze tasks) that is strongly correlated to promotion of blood flow and inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity in various regions of the brain (cortex and hippocampus).

Update Date:2011-11-10 22:47:45