Piracetam
Piracetam was the first class of nootropic pills. It was primarily discovered in 1964, as a cognitive enhancer, by UCB, a Belgian pharm company. The research and development phase of the product was monitored by Dr Corneliu E. Giurgea the one, who coined smart drugs as nootropic. Piracetam is supposed to act as a memory [...]
Nootropic Supplements
Introduction to L-dopa (Levodopa)
There have been two nobel prizes offered in relation to L-dopa. Arvid Carlsson, received a Nobel Prize in 2000 and in 2001, William S. Knowles earned one-fourth of a Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The substance was found to have strong contribution to the alleviation and treatment against Parkinsonian symptoms. It was found [...]
ALCAR – Acetyl-L-Carnitine
ALCAR (Acetyle-L-Carnitine) is eventually an amino acid that is used by the body to change fat into the form of energy. The human body possesses its own capability of producing essential amount of this substance, carnitine, for our well being. This has eventually hindered proper evaluation upon the need to produce a secondary [...]
Introduction to Picamilon
Picamilon is classed as a nootropic drug. It is thus geared towards treating several brain disorders such as enhancing vigilance, long term memory, brain trauma, attention and learning issues. Nootropic drugs focuses on progressing the cognitive abilities of the user. Picamilon is considered to be a preferred drug in the class, and it [...]
Introduction to ALA – Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Alpha lipoic acid is a natural compound. It is an antioxidant, genuinely generated by our biological system. It is then spread and is eventually present in each single cell in our body. One of its roles is to convert glucose (blood sugar) into prominent energy. This energy is necessary for [...]
Nootropics and stress
Stress is one of the most damaging problems that the modern world faces. Becoming more complex and deep-rooted as the pace of the world quickens, the problem has caused many people to suffer, often needlessly. There are certain Nootropics that can be used to lessen the impact of stress.
Stress is simply the effect [...]
Nootropics are a family of drugs whose effects are known to offer great benefit to the human mind, as well as other aspects of the body. Belgian scientist Corneliu Giurgea developed Piracetam in 1964, one of the best known of tees substances.
Part of the Nootropics family, and derived from a substance called GABA, Piracetam has [...]
Caffeine
Arguably the most wide spread and popular nootropic, Caffeine is noted for its cognitive enhancement abilities. The clichéd phrase ‘don’t speak to me until I’ve had my first coffee’ and variants thereof are a testament to the power of this perfectly legal drug, which is unregulated in most jurisdictions. The Western world is a particularly [...]
Ginko Biloba
The last survivor of an ancient tree family, Ginko Biloba holds a special place as a nootropic substance. For many years all forms of Ginko were believed to be extinct, that is until small plantations were discovered in Eastern China. It now appears that these Ginko Biloba trees were planted intentionally by monks over [...]
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
A natural nootropic, Vitamin B5 has been shown to increase memory function. It is a cholinergic substance which acts as a cofactor in the conversion of choline into acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter. Simply put, Vitamin B5 has an effect on neurotransmitter production and therefore on memory functions. People who are low in Vitamin [...]
