Researchers have found a natural substance in a type of moss, Huperzia Serrata (also known as Chinese Club Moss) that could be a powerful treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, and may potentially combat the effects of chemical warfare agents, too. Called Huperzine A, the compound is an enzyme inhibitor that has been used to treat Alzheimer’s disease in China since the late 1990s. It’s also sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement to help maintain memory.

Unfortunately, the moss is extremely rare and may be near extinction in its native China. But now there has been a major breakthrough – Yale scientists have come up with a practical way to synthesize huperzine A in just eight steps, producing a yield of 40 percent. Their research was just published in the journal Chemical Science.

Plans are underway to further test the therapeutic potential of Huperzine A in clinical trials involving research subjects with several different neurological disorders. In addition, according to the media statement, the U.S. Army is interested in Huperzine A’s potential to safely block the effects of chemical warfare agents.

Several studies have shown Huperzine A  has the remarkable power to benefit and protect the brain and may be a treatment for diseases and conditions associated with neurodegeneration, including Myasthenia Gravis as well as Alzheimer’s disease. Huperzine A has been found to be more easily absorbed by the body and last longer in the body than other treatments now prescribed to try to delay AD’s progression. Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/033435_Alzheimers_disease_medicine.html#ixzz1WjO09Caz