Meeting someone and immediately forgetting their name, walking into a room and not remembering why, leaving the keys in the car, or repeating a question are examples of short-term memory lossa common symptom that occurs in adults over the years.

Second Samantha Holden, Clinical Director of Outpatient Neurology at UCHealth USAshort-term memory loss is the impairment of the ability to memorize, retain and retrieve a certain amount of information over a period of time. From 30 seconds to one minute.

But he cautions that it is necessary to differentiate whether these changes are due to the normal aging process or perhaps to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Symptoms of lack of memory to be alert

Some of the symptoms that Semana lists to be aware of are:

• Forget common words when you speak on a daily basis.

• Mixing up words: say “bed” instead of “table,” for example.

• Ask the same questions over and over.

• Spend more time than usual on regular tasks.

• Putting things in places where they don’t go: like a wallet in the kitchen cutlery drawer.

• Getting lost or disoriented when walking down the street.

• Changes in mood or behavior for no apparent reason.

With the aim of improving memory capacity, health specialists ensure that a healthy eating and the practice of mental exercises it is vital.

Bacopa, the medicinal plant

beyond which The first instance should always be to see your doctorit also offers a branch of traditional medicine Natural medicine They help improve memory.

In this sense better with health underlines the importance of Bacopa, a medicinal plant which belongs to the family of Scrofulariaceae, for the mental health.

Also known as not brahminswater hyssop and herb of grace, grows in humid tropical environments in countries such as Pakistan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and China area.

However, it can appear on sites of North and Central America as in tropical africa.

Numerous properties stand out for bacopa, such as being anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, analgesic, sedative and antiepileptic.

And this has to do with its composition, detailed by the magazine Frontiers of nutrition in a list:

• Amino acids.

• Steroids.

• alkaloids.

• Saponins.

• Alcohols.

• sugars.

• Flavonoids.

• Cucurbitacins.

• glycosides, sterol glycosides and phenylethanoid glycosides.

The herb that improves memory

Research on animals and humans suggests that this plant is essential for the brain, as it helps improve the memory, attention and learning.

A shared investigation psychopharmacology determined that healthy adults taking 300 mg of Bacopa daily for 12 weeks showed a improved ability to process visual information.

Another study, in this case published by Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine he also adds to encourage those who own such properties.

But when it is necessary to sharpen the vision, bacopa stands out for its neuroprotective effect, which is essential in the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and forms of dementia.

Also a study in Information on drug targets determined that bacosides have therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s disease.

Other benefits of this herb

Due to its antioxidant content, bacopa may confer other health benefits.

• Cancer: Test-tube and animal studies have suggested that consuming bacopa has potential malignant cell growth inhibitor. Anyway, are not conclusive and many studies are needed to verify this effect in humans.

• Pulse Control: Advances in Mind-Body Medicine has published a clinical study which assures that 85% of children with ADHD, treated for 6 months with 225 mg of Bacopa extract, had an improvement in impulse control and inattention.