The Effect of Camphor--Crataegus Berry Extract Combination on Blood Pressure and Mental Functions in Chronic Hypotension--a Randomized Placebo Controlled Double Blind Design (Report‪)‬

Abstract A number of studies have provided evidence for reduced cognitive performance due to chronically low blood pressure. The present studies explored whether these deficits can be reduced by pharmacological blood pressure elevation. Effects of the Camphor--Crataegus berry extract combination (Korodin [R]) were investigated in two studies with 40 and 48 hypotensive women based on a randomized, placebo controlled double blind design. The participants were presented with different tasks assessing performance in attention and cognition. Blood pressure was measured repeatedly during the experiment.