摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for increasing a person's ability to stay focused, alert, and vigilant without the accompanying nervousness or agitation commonly experienced when taking stimulants (such as caffeine).SOLUTION: The invention provides a method for increasing α-1 and/or &bgr;-1 brain wave activity comprising ingesting an effective amount of oregano extract or its active ingredients. The active ingredients are preferable to be oregano extract or its active ingredients selected from carvacrol, thymol, thymoquinone, thymoquinol, and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing. |