For Alzheimer’s Disease:
Gelantamine, an extract from daffodil, snowdrop flower, spider lily, and other plants, has shown the ability to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, and in some cases, help improve and rejuvenate cognitive function. It’s marketed under the trade name Reminyl, and has been used in more than a dozen European countries since year 2000. The U.S. FDA approved it for use in patients with Alzheimer’s back in 2001.
Gelantamine works by blocking the acetylcholine-lowering enzyme acetylcholinesterase, thus increasing the levels of acetylcholine and promoting brain function. It also has been proven to increase the production of new acetylcholine in addition to merely preventing its destruction.
As reported in Clinical Geriatics in year 200, New Zealand researchers administered galantamine at 24mg/day for three months to one year to hundreds of patients with Alzheimer’s, noting significant improvements in cognitive function and daily activities in that period. The development of behavioral disturbances and psychiatric symptoms slowed down as well. After a year, galantamine-treated patients maintained both their cognitive and functional abilities. In comparison to other cholinesterase inhibitors, the positive side effects of galantamine seem to be permanent. A lot of studies have confirmed this.
Galanta-Mind, which is marketed by Life Enhancement Products, is a non-prescription version of the pharmaceutical Reminyl. It contains 24mg of galantamine (the optimal dosage identified in clinical trials), vitamin B5 and choline.
