Novel health-care food or drug with function of improving memory

Abstract

The invention provides a novel health-care food or drug with the function of improving memory. The health-care food or drug can reduce the content of acetylcholinesterase, further reduce the decomposition of acetylcholine, improve the content of BDNF (brain derived neurophic factor), and improve memory. Besides, even through the food or drug is ate by healthy people that have no memory barriers, the inhabitation of the acetylcholinesterase as well as BDNF can improve memory; mild cognitive impairment resulting from declining memory of health people can be further effectively prevented, and senile dementia can be further prevented.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an extract of Cistanche deserticola for memory improvement, especially related to the use of the extract extracted from Cistanche deserticola for memory improvement, which has the functions of inhibiting acetylcholinesterase and promoting neurotrophic factors. Background technique [0002] It has been known since ancient times that the fleshy stems of herbs belonging to the genus Cistanche (Cistanche) are effective in the treatment of infertility, impotence, constipation, etc. (refer to Patent Document 1). Furthermore, preparations made from the fleshy stems of these herbaceous perennials serve as nourishment for the blood and kidneys. These perennial parasitic herbs are widely cultivated in northwestern China and are called "desert ginseng". Among them, Cistanche tubulosa (Schrenk.) Wight, a plant of the genus Cistanche, has the largest cultivation yield in Cistanche. [0003] Japanese scholars have systematically st...

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