Re: Herbs that help the hypothalamus - for Olv

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Thanks, Olv. Very informative.

- E.B.

....ginkgo biloba is one of the best brain herbs, and taken chronically

> can regulate HPAA by diminishing stress-induced cortisol secretion

> and also by having some action on benzodiazepine receptors, i

> believe. phosphatidyl serine (or SeriPhos -- already phosphorylated

> phosphatidylserine for those who can't tolerate plain PS) can also

> blunt the cortisol response and regulate HPAA

> responsiveness/function by altering the HPAA cell membrane

> permeability and thereby lowering the cortisol feedback threshold.

> the MAOI antidepressant moclobemide taken in conjunction with

> corticosteroids can also normalize HPAA function. ginkgo also acts

> as a mild MAO inhibitor, so perhaps that accounts for some of its

> HPAA-regulatory actions.

>

> Olv