- Improves Blood Flow to the Brain
- Improves Oxygen Uptake in the Brain
- Improves Memory, Concentration, and Focus
Vinpocitine is a supplement for mental acuity is an extract of
periwinkle. This natural extract, which is actually sold in
Europe as the drug Cavinton, has been used for several decades to
improve concentration, support memory and interestingly for the
treatment of altitude sickness.
Vinpocitine works in several ways, first, it is a cerbro vaso dilator,
thus it improves blood flow to the brain, secondly it enhances the
brain’s ability to use glucose - which is one of only two energy
substrates available to the human brain (the other being ketones).
Vinpocitine also improves oxygen uptake by the brain. This
combination of functions greatly improves cognitive function and,
unlike many supplements, these effects are not the result of cumulative
doses, but are conferred by the consumption of just one 5mg dose of the
active ingredient.
Vinpocitine has a long history of safe use - even people with migraine
headaches (who frequently have problems with cerebro-vaso dilators) can
use vinpocitine safely.
