Tea: 1.5 to 4.5 grams of lemon balm herb, several times daily
Tincture: 2 to 3 mL (40 to 90 drops), 3 times daily, or the equivalent in fluid extract or encapsulated form
note:the appropriate dose of lemon balm for children would be 1/3 of this dosage.
Tea: 1 gram (1,000 mg) root bark to 8 ounces water, boil 10 to 15 minutes, cool, and strain. Drink 1 cup three times daily.
Tincture (solution made from herb and alcohol, or herb, alcohol, and water): ? to ? teaspoonful two to three times daily
Dry, encapsulated standardized extract: 20 to 60 mg daily
GBE(gingko biloba extract): 120 mg daily in two or three divided doses of 50:1 extract standardized to 24% flavone glycosides (flavonoids). If more serious dementia or Alzheimer's disease is present, up to 240 mg daily in two or three divided doses may be necessary.
Tincture (1:5): 2 to 4 mL three times a day
The Dried rootis to be boiled in water and the extract prepared every day fresh .It is to be taken two times daily for a few weeks to get positive result in this very very common disease affecting a major chunk of the elderly population.Slowly recovery will be felt and this course can be continued for months without any side effect.
