Welcome to The Herbarium’s intensive on botanical nootropics and thank you for joining us for this brain-boosting intensive! In this intensive we’ll introduce you to the fundamentals of nootropics and other herbs to help keep your brain happy, healthy, and humming along!
In modern use, nootropic refers to any substance that enhances cognitive function. It is often used as a catchall term to describe any substance that has a beneficial effect on the brain, and is sometimes used interchangeably with terms such as “memory booster” and “smart drug.” Improving the health and function of the brain can lead to a variety of positive changes in memory, learning, and other aspects of cognition, but nootropics have more to offer than just a quick zap to brain power!
We’ll start our course with an overview of different types of herbs used to promote brain health, along with some basic info about the central nervous system that illustrates some of the ways herbs and nutrition affect brain function. In Session 2, we’ll explore herbs for cognition in a video from herbalist and chiropractor Dr. Charis Lindrooth, and we’ll cover a dozen beneficial botanical nootropics—a few are old standbys for assisting memory and focus, but we’re betting that many of them will be new to you. And, of course, we’ll round things out in Session 3 with a lesson packed with techniques and recipes to make sure you know how to make use of these new herbal allies.
By the end of this intensive, you will have a better understanding of how herbal nootropics work to support brain function and a solid foundation for choosing and using these herbs for yourself, your family and loved ones, and perhaps your wider community, as well.
