Table 2.
S. No. | Study design | Dosage of BME | Intervention | Clinical outcomes | References |
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1. | 46 healthy participants (males = 11; females = 35). Aged between 18 and 60 years. |
300 mg/day | 12 weeks | Significant improvement in speed of visual information processing and learning rate. Concentrations were noticed with a reduction in state anxiety. |
(103) |
2. | 107 healthy volunteers. Aged between 18 and 60 years. |
300 mg/day | 90 days | Increases accuracy and memory consolidation | (104) |
3. | 76 participants. Aged between 40 and 65 years. |
300 mg for persons under 90 kg, and 450 mg for persons over 90 kg | 90 days | Significant reduction in the rate at which freshly acquired information is forgotten | (105) |
4. | 98 healthy adults. Aged over 55 years. |
300 mg/day | 12 weeks | Improvement in-memory performance and retention. | (106) |
5. | 60 healthy elderlies (males = 23; females = 37). | 300 mg/day | 12 weeks | Improvement in the working memory, attention, and cognitive processing. | (107) |
6. | 17 healthy volunteers. | 320 mg BM and 640 mg of BM | - | Reduced stress and improved mood. | (108) |
7. | 100 volunteers (male children and adolescents). | 160 mg/day 320 mg/day |
16 weeks | Increased cognitive function. | (109) |
8. | 60 Medical Students. | 150 mg (b.i.d.) | 6 weeks | Cognitive enhancement. | (110) |
9. | 12 patients. Aged 18 and more. |
250 mg (b.i.d.) | 3 months | Effective for treatment of dementia. | (111) |
10. | 19 patients. | 300 mg bid | 4 weeks | Effective for managing anhedonia. | (112) |