Compositions and methods for enhancing brain function
View Patent ↗Compositions and methods are provided that enhance cognition in a human to which the composition is orally administered. Remarkably, clinical studies have proven that contemplated compositions achieve the desired effects using a minimal number of active ingredients at or near threshold active dosages, wherein such compositions almost exclusively comprise huperzine A, vinpocetine or rhodiola, and acetyl-L-carnitine, and optionally further include alpha lipoic acid, rhodiola, and biotin.
1. A nutritional supplement composition for enhancing cognitive function, comprising:
huperzine A;
vinpocetine; and
acetyl-L-carnitine in a ratio of x:y:z, wherein x is between 0.8 and 1.2, y is between 80 and 120, and z is between 8,000 and 12,000;
wherein the composition is formulated for oral administration such that huperzine A, vinpocetine, and acetyl-L-carnitine, together account for at least 80 wt % of a dosage unit of the nutritional supplement composition.
2. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , and further comprising rhodiola, wherein x is between about 0.9 and about 1.1, y is between about 90 and about 110, and between about 1,800 and about 2,200 for rhodiola, and z is between about 9,000 and about 11,000.
3. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein acetyl-L-carnitine is present in an amount from about 1250 mg to about 2000 mg.
4. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein vinpocetine is present in an amount from about 10 mg to about 30 mg.
5. The nutritional composition of claim 2 , wherein rhodiola is present in an amount from about 250 mg to about 350 mg.
6. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein huperzine A is present in an amount from about 50 mcg to about 200 mcg.
7. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , further comprising alpha lipoic acid in an amount of about 300 mg to about 500 mg.
8. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , further comprising biotin in an amount of about 400 mcg to about 600 mcg.
9. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is formulated with an enteric coating.
10. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , further comprising an inactive ingredient selected from the group consisting of a carrier, a binder, an excipient, a dye, and combinations thereof.
11. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein huperzine A, vinpocetine, and acetyl-L-carnitine together account for at least 90 wt % of a dosage unit of the composition.
12. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein huperzine A, vinpocetine, and acetyl-L-carnitine together account for at least 95 wt % of the dosage unit of the composition.
13. The nutritional composition of claim 1 , wherein the dosage unit of the composition is equal or less than 1,200 mg.