HUPERZINE A IS A SUBSTANCE PURIFIED FROM A PLANT CALLED CHINESE CLUB MOSS. ALTHOUGH THE MAKERS OF HUPERZINE A START WITH A PLANT, THEIR PRODUCT IS THE RESULT OF A LOT OF LABORATORY MANIPULATION. IT IS A HIGHLY PURIFIED DRUG, UNLIKE HERBS THAT TYPICALLY CONTAIN HUNDREDS OF CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS.
HUPERZINE A IS USED FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MEMORY AND LEARNING ENHANCEMENT, AND AGE-RELATED MEMORY IMPAIRMENT. IT IS ALSO USED FOR TREATING A MUSCLE DISEASE CALLED MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, FOR INCREASING ALERTNESS AND ENERGY, AND FOR PROTECTING AGAINST AGENTS THAT DAMAGE THE NERVES SUCH AS NERVE GASES.
IT CAUSES AN INCREASE IN THE LEVELS OF ACETYLCHOLINE. ACETYLCHOLINE IS ONE OF THE CHEMICALS THAT OUR NERVES USE TO COMMUNICATE IN THE BRAIN, MUSCLES, AND OTHER AREAS.