Each one has its own page covering what it is, how it has traditionally been used, what research has actually examined and what a realistic expectation looks like.
What each botanical is, where it comes from, and what has actually been studied about it — including the parts of the evidence that are thin.
A creeping marsh herb given to students and scholars in Ayurvedic practice, and the ingredient in this formula with the closest tie to memory research.
Studied for: memory formation, learning rate and information retention.
Read the full pageAn edible mushroom that grows in white cascading spines, moved from the kitchen into the research literature over the last three decades.
Studied for: nerve growth factor, neuroplasticity and cognitive function in older adults.
Read the full pageLeaf extract from a tree species that has survived essentially unchanged for over 200 million years, and one of the most heavily researched botanicals in the world.
Studied for: cerebral blood flow, circulation and cognitive performance.
Read the full pageAn adaptogenic root from some of the harshest growing conditions on earth, studied mainly around fatigue rather than around a sharpening of focus.
Studied for: mental fatigue during prolonged demanding work, stress response.
Read the full pageThe root at the centre of traditional Chinese and Korean practice, whose botanical name comes from the Greek for all-healing.
Studied for: alertness, subjective energy, calmness and working memory.
Read the full pageA proprietary blend lists several ingredients under one combined weight. You can see what is in the bottle; you cannot see how much of each. A product could put a genuine research-level dose of one botanical alongside a token pinch of four others, print a single number, and be entirely within the rules.
That practice makes a formula impossible to evaluate. You cannot compare it to published research, and you cannot compare it to a competitor, because in both cases the number you need is missing.
CogniFort lists each botanical with its own amount. This is a less flattering way to present a formula — individual numbers invite scrutiny in a way that one big number does not — and a considerably more useful one for the person deciding whether to buy it.
The formula deliberately spreads across different angles rather than stacking several botanicals onto the same one. Broadly:
Read them all and you will notice a pattern: the research in this category is real but mixed, and effect sizes where they appear are modest. We would rather you knew that before ordering. If you want the fuller version of that argument, our article on whether CogniFort is legitimate works through the evidence, the transparency and the price together.
CogniFort is a once-a-day botanical capsule with a fully disclosed label. Start with a single bottle or take the six-bottle package if you want to give the routine a proper run. Either way the 180-day guarantee applies.
From $39 per bottle on the 6-bottle package
