Effects of Cymbopogon flexuosus, Alpinia galanga, and Glycyrrhiza glabra on attention
The client wanted to screen several potential candidates for mental alertness and attention. The challenge was to use an objective validated assessment measure for the complex brain function consisting of Alerting, Orienting, Executive Function and Response Time. A validated adaptation of ANT termed as ‘CRSD-ANT’ (Centre for Research on Safe Driving Attention Network Task) was used to evaluate the effect of the plant extracts on different aspects of the attention network reliably. The Alpinia galanga (AG1) extract “EnXtra” group showed a statistically significant and stable increase in alertness scores in healthy volunteers.
