Experiment 69453

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismSalvia lavandulaefolia (LAMIACEAE)
CitationTILDESLEY,NTJ: KENNEDY,DO: PERRY,EK: BALLARD,CG: SAVELEV,S: WESNES,KA: SCHOLEY,AB:. (2003). SALVIA LAVANDULAEFOLIA (SPANISH SAGE) ENHANCES MEMORY IN HEALTHY YOUNG VOLUNTEERS.. 75(3)
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Compound isolated
DiseaseBOTH STUDIES. THESE RESULTS REPRESENT THE FIRST SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE THAT SALVIA IS CAPABLE OF ACUTE MODULATION OF COGNITION IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS. RESEARCH COMPUTERISED TEST BATTERY PRIOR TO TREATMENT AND 1,2.5 AND 6 H THERAFTER. THE PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES WERE IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED WORD RECALL. THE 50 MICROL DOSE OF SALVIA ESSENTIAL OIL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED IMMEDIATE WORD RECALL IN 25 AND 50 MICROL OF A STANDARDISED ESSENTIAL OIL EXTRACT OF S. LAVANDUAEFOLIA AND PLACEBO. DOSES WERE SEPARATED BY A 7-DAY WASHOUT PERIOD WITH TREATMENT ORDER DETERMINED BY LATIN SQUARES. ASSESSMENT WAS UNDERTAKEN USING THE COGNITIVE DRUG A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, DOUBLE-BLIND, BALANCED, CROSSOVER METHODOLOGY. IN TRAIL 1,20 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED 50, 100 AND 150 MICROL OF A STANDARDISED ESSENTIAL OIL EXTRACT OF SALVIA LAVANDULAEFOLIA AND PLACEBO. IN TRIAL 2,24 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED
Dose amount0.05 ML
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractESSENTIAL OIL
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES