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Huperzine A herbalHuperzine A is a plant extract derived from Chinese Club Moss. It has been used for centuries in Chinese Traditional Medicine to rejuvenate memory in the elderly. Technically, this "memory moss" is a better brain booster than Aricept and Cognex, two prescription drugs prescribed for reversing memory deficits with Alzheimer`s patients. Huperzine A also helps victims of TIAs (mini-strokes) who suffer from multi-infarct dementia. Unlike prescription medication for Alzheimers, it does not have liver toxicity. In the US, it is being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer?s and age-related cognitive decline (ARCD)? a term which covers variety of memory loss problems. Researchers believe Huperzine works by protecting a key neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is released at the synapse (gap) between two nerve cells and stimulates the impulse from one brain cell to the next. An enzyme called acetylcholine esterase (AchE) then destroys the acetylcholine and terminates the nerve signal (after it?s been transmitted). Scientists believe that in some memory disorders the acetylcholine is destroyed too soon, and the nerve impulse is too weak to be received ? an undesirable effect that may also play a role in normal, age-related memory deficits. Studies show Huperzine inhibits AchE, the enzyme that destroys acetylcholine, and thereby strengthens or lengthens the duration of the nerve impulse. This alone could make the difference between vaguely remembering something and clear recollection. In China, two double blind clinic al studies demonstrated that Huperzine A is both safe and effective for long-term treatment of Alzheimer?s dementia. In a double-blind trial with a group of 56 patients suffering from senile dementia as well as a group of 104 patients with senile and pre-senile memory loss, Huperzine A was demonstrated to be effective for improving memory. Huperzine A has been proven superior to drugs licensed for the treatment of Alzheimer?s, including the leading anticholinesterase drugs physostigmine and tacrine. Huperzine A improved learning and memory in mice better than tacrine. Unlike physostigmine and tacrine, Huperzine A acts specifically on AchE in the brain rather than AchE found elsewhere in the body?i.e., far less is wasted on irrelevant effects. Unlike physostigmine and tacrine, Huperzine A does not appear to bind to receptors in the central nervous system, which can cause adverse side effects. Its effects last 10 to 12 times longer than physostigmine and tacrine (up to 8 hours). Huperzine is safe. Hup erzine A is not known to be toxic even when administered at 50 to 100 times the human therapeutic dose. Approximately 10,000 people have been treated with Huperzine A with no evidence of toxicity. Herbal and memoryFour years ago I began a correspondance course with her, wanting more than just the books. A year later I wanted more and took a class with her when she came to CA. The next January, I planned to fly with my newborn son to New York to do the week-long mailing. In the back of my mind I thought to see if I was ready to move back east. I cancelled last minute the trip and quickly realized it wasn`t what I wanted. I wanted to live near Susun and study ongoing. I used my unhappiness in my marriage to say I NEEDED to make a change, not allowing my want to be suffucient. So by March we were here. Susun`s presence is very strong even when I am not in class. I have sometimes been afraid of her getting angry at me, or like a schoolgirl, saying the wrong answer. I think Susun is strong, clear and direct. In my opinion she rarely tailors her thoughts so someone won`t get upset. My opinion is also that though she may express anger or sadness at someone`s choices, she comes from a place of love for all and desire for the best. This I try to remember when my desire to avoid ALL confrontation and disagreement sends me hiding in a corner. Truthfully, I think the only way to teach strongly is to believe strongly in oneself. Susun would not touch us as she does if she worried wbouth what we would think! (Neither would many other people). In this way I learn from her too. Perhaps this is why I trust her as a teacher. She doesn`t encourage me to follow (like she doesn`t sell me the herbs). She encourages me to go create (and find and collect the herbs myself). Being around her I am not only encouraged to develop a strong sense of who I am, but nearly forced, just by her strong sense of herself. when i was pregnant with my first child i found the book about the childbearing year - "by incidence"[ ] since i had chosen not to read all those lists of dos and don?ts like "what to expect..." susuns book was different. it felt like someone offering me what was already mine, giving me back a tradition that i had lost but was part of. it was a gift and i felt completely free to take or leave it. i was the one who knew what i needed, it was my responsibilty. and i appreciated that more than i can say in a time when everyone seemed to know best what i should or should not do. i don?t know susun. writing this i have to [ ] for there is already such a warm feeling for her. i don?t know her but what i know is that i trust her for some reason. Project index
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