The following is excerpted from The Professional's Herbal Formula Handbook No. 13, comprising 98 pages of traditional information and recent scientific data that describes the medical properties, physiological action and therapeutic uses for each of the 24 ingredients outlined in this formula.

Adaptogenic, alterative, anabolic, anti-aggregant (anti-adhesive), anti-cachexic, anti-dyscratic, anti-infective, antioxidant, antiphlogistic (anti-inflammatory), antiseptic, astringent, bacteriostatic (anti-bacterial), biocatalyst, cell proliferant, cytophylactic, cytotoxic, depurative, detoxicant, disinfectant, nutritive, rejuvenative, restorative, nerve sedative, stimulant (circulatory and secretolytic), nerve tonic, vasodilator and vasotonic.

Alleviates any general fluids dyscrasia (abnormal or pathological condition) within the brain cells, nerve tissues or cerebro-spinal centers that leads to the onset of those conditions involving Alzheimer's disease, cerebral dementia, encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke or tumorous growths, and eliminates any form of cachexia (state of malnourishment and general debility) throughout the brain cells, nerve tissues or cerebro-spinal centers in order to provide increased protection against any nutritional deficiencies or insufficiency that leads to various degenerative or debilitative brain, nerve or cerebro-spinal disorders; exhibits cytophylactic and cytotoxic activity in order to provide stronger cellular defense mechanisms against many physical or chemical agents, and displays anti-infective and disinfectant properties in order to promote increased resistance by destroying any invasive or harmful pathogenic bacteria, microbes or viruses that are often responsible for various infectious states or inflammatory conditions; exhibits bacteriostatic and microbicidal activity in order to strengthen and increase the resistance of the brain tissue or cerebro-spinal centers against any invasive or harmful bacteria or microbes, as well as to inhibit the further development of any infectious or inflammatory conditions associated with the onset of cerebritis or encephalitis; displays significant antiphlogistic effects in order to inhibit the formation of certain inflammatory compounds (such as histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandin, serine proteases and thromboxanes), as well as to reduce any severe inflammatory swelling associated with any degenerative brain conditions or injuries to the brain or cerebro-spinal centers by exerting an extremely positive influence towards correcting any internal inflammatory conditions within the brain cells, nerve tissues or cerebro-spinal centers; exhibits significant antiseptic activity by destroying the vitality of any organized living ferments in order to prevent the onset of putrefaction or septicemia, and precipitates the proteins in any inflamed tissues in order to provide a mildly antiseptic and protective coating (under which the regeneration of new tissue occurs) throughout the brain cells, nerve tissues and cerebro-spinal centers; acts as an effective antiseptic in order to remove any septic conditions associated with tissue degeneration or ulceration, and promotes increased suppuration and a steady toning or restorative impression to the entire glandular system (especially the liver, spleen and lymph glands); displays biocatalytic activity in order to enhance greater assimilation of those essential nutrients that are necessary for the increased production of energy and vitality, thereby accelerating certain rejuvenative processes associated with the repair of any damaged brain cells or nerve tissues throughout the entire cerebro-spinal centers; acts as a biocatalyst in order to accelerate and accentuate the transport of all the other herbal ingredients throughout the entire organism to specific parts of the body (especially the head region), and exhibits powerful antioxidant effects in order to enhance the transport of additional oxygen directly into the cells and tissue-systems throughout the brain and cerebro-spinal centers; acts as a cell proliferant in order to stimulate increased cellular mitosis (cell division and reproduction) in an adequate nutritional environment, as well as to accelerate the healing processes by promoting increased granulation and greater resolution during the repair of any damaged brain cells or nerve tissue; displays cell proliferant activity in order to inhibit the normal aging process within the brain cells or nerve tissue by promoting increased tissue repair and the accelerated growth of healthy new cells, thereby extending the overall lifespan of the brain and cerebro-spinal centers; exhibits anabolic activity in order to accelerate the production of DNA and RNA (which enhances the production of proteins in the form of antibodies), while increasing protein and lipid synthesis in the bone marrow and DNA/RNA content in the adrenals and lymph nodes (along with increased body weight and enhanced re-synthesis of glycogen and high-energy phosphate compounds); demonstrates powerful adaptogenic (balancing and strengthening) activity in order to increase the overall resistance of an organism towards any adverse influences or stressful conditions (whether they be physical, chemical or biological in nature), especially upon the immune system, brain cells or tissues, and both the central (cerebro-spinal centers) and peripheral nervous systems; removes various arterial, venous and capillary insufficiency disorders through the ability of the anthocyanosides to provide protective mechanisms by increasing the barrier effect of the vein wall with enhanced stabilization of the cellular membrane structures, and by increasing the biosynthesis of the various components that reside in the connective "ground substance"; possesses a mixture of certain anthocyanosides (anthocyanidins, proanthocyanidins and other flavonoid compounds) that exhibit more significant collagen-stabilizing activity in order to prevent the destruction of collagen, which is the most abundant protein in the body that is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the "ground substance"; acts directly upon collagen metabolism (due to the presence of anthocyanosides and other flavonoid compounds) by (1) the ability to crosslink collagen fibers in order to reinforce the natural crosslinking of collagen, (2) preventing any free-radical damage (due to potent antioxidant or free-radical scavenging activity), (3) inhibiting any enzymatic cleavage of collagen from various enzymes secreted by leukocytes during any inflammatory or degenerative conditions, (4) preventing the release and synthesis of certain compounds that promote inflammation (such as histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandins and serine proteases), and (5) promoting mucopolysaccharide and collagen synthesis (as well as stimulating the reticulation of collagen fibrils); inhibits collagen catabolism or tissue destruction, due to the presence of bioflavonoids; normalizes the collagen structures and capillaries in order to decrease the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (which has been linked to various auto-immune disorders of the central nervous system, schizophrenia, "cerebral allergies", and a variety of other brain disorders) by inhibiting both enzymatic and non-enzymatic degradation of the basement membrane collagen of the brain capillaries, thereby maintaining or restoring greater protective effects in the brain in order to prevent any large toxic molecules associated with various drugs, pollutants or naturally-occurring degradation products (and other cerebral toxins) from entering the brain; exhibits significant direct anti-aggregation (anti-adhesive) activity upon the blood serum platelets and an indirect effect involving specific prostaglandin-like action, thereby preventing any blood cells from "clumping" and forming clots that directly interfere with proper blood circulation; displays powerful vitamin P activity (in terms of intensity and duration of action) in order to increase vitamin C levels within the cells and reduce any capillary fragility or permeability, and eliminates any leakage that allows plasmatic proteins to become dangerously distributed on both sides of the cellular membranes; exhibits alterative and tonifying effects in order to remove any functional states accompanied by depressed metabolic activity, which leads to specific nutritional deficiencies or insufficiency associated with any mental retardation and various other degenerative brain disorders; exhibits immuno-potentiating and immuno-stimulatory effects in order to enhance greater long-term immune potential and overall systemic immunity (or immune cell activity) and increased immune response (by activating the body's natural defense mechanisms), particularly in relation to the repair and restoration of any damaged brain cells and various other degenerative brain tissue or cerebro-spinal conditions; acts as a secretolytic stimulant in order to promote increased gastric, pancreatic or intestinal secretory and motor activity, and enhances greater peripheral circulation (due to its antioxidant activity); exhibits significant antioxidant effects in order to provide greater oxygen-transport capabilities throughout the bloodstream, as well as enhance the transport of additional oxygen directly into the cells and tissue-systems throughout the brain and cerebro-spinal centers; acts as a circulatory stimulant by increasing the blood circulation in order to enhance greater nutrient transport, absorption and utilization, thereby accelerating the healing processes associated with the repair of any damaged brain cells or nerve tissues; acts as an effective nutritive and rejuvenative tonic to the brain cells, nerve tissues and cerebro-spinal centers during convalescence (due to the presence of rich sources of iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc and vitamin C) in order to enrich, nourish and replenish any nutritional deficiencies or insufficiency within the brain cells or cerebro-spinal tissue-systems, which leads to the development of various degenerative or debilitative conditions in the brain or cerebro-spinal centers (including Alzheimer's disease, cerebral dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and stroke); demonstrates significant rejuvenative and restorative properties upon the basic plasma tissue-systems throughout the entire organism, thereby enhancing the production of vital bodily fluids while providing greater enrichment through increased assimilation of the various organic mineral salts; accelerates the recuperative processes that are essential in order to overcome any chronic debilitating or degenerative brain diseases or illnesses, while facilitating greater recovery response during convalescence in order to regain optimal health and well-being; promotes significant vascular smooth muscle-relaxing effects, and activates the bodily processes of detoxification and elimination in order to cleanse and purify the bloodstream and tissue-systems; increases both sensible and insensible perspiration in order to more effectively enhance the eliminative capabilities of the body, and increases the secretion and elimination of urine in order to provide further support to the inner cleansing process; displays alterative activity in order to correct any disordered bodily function, thereby activating increased alterations in both metabolic and tissue functions as a defensive measure against the onset of acute or chronic disease; exhibits restorative effects in order to regain increased vigor or vitality and greater strength, while enhancing normal tissue and metabolic functional capabilities; demonstrates alterative and restorative properties in order to re-establish healthy systemic functional capabilities, as well as to establish greater vascular tone throughout the entire organism (due to its ability to stimulate increased secretory flows); exhibits powerful alterative effects in order to stimulate the anabolic growth processes, thereby enhancing the repair of any degenerated, deteriorated or debilitated cells or tissues (while promoting the elimination of any catabolic waste materials); displays tonifying properties in order to permanently enhance the energy-levels throughout the entire organism, without adversely affecting the functional capabilities of any particular organ or system.

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