Verified
“Standardized to 20% bacosides.”
Printed on the Supplement Facts panel for the 450 mg leaf extract.
Double Wood Bacopa Monnieri 450 mg Review
SAC StudioBest Mid-Range StandardizedBUY
8.3/10SAC Product Score™
How the score breaks downHide breakdown
SAC Product Score™ — how it breaks down
- Studied Extract & Dose30%8.2
- Standardization Disclosure20%9.0
- Testing & Manufacturing20%8.4
- Formulation & Form15%7.2
- Value15%8.6
Buy it for a tested, standardized one-a-day at a fair price; skip it if you want vegan or a named trial extract
✓ Buy if…
- You want one capsule a day with a printed standard
- You want third-party tested printed on the label
✗ Skip if…
- You want a clinically studied named extract
- You are vegan
Read the full analysis
✓ Also buy if…
- You do not need a vegan capsule
✗ Also skip if…
- You want the fewest excipients
Double Wood's bacopa is a straightforward standardized extract: 450 mg Bacopa monnieri leaf extract standardized to 20 percent bacosides per capsule, 90 servings, with a gelatin capsule, microcrystalline cellulose and vegetable stearate. The label prints manufactured in a GMP certified facility, manufactured in the USA and third-party tested, and its directions are unusually honest, noting stomach upset on an empty stomach and improvements after six to eight weeks.
How we built the SAC Product Score™ — 8.3/10
Studied Extract & Dose30%8.2/10
450 mg of a generic leaf extract at 20 percent bacosides delivers a trial-range bacoside load, but it is not a named trial extract.
Standardization Disclosure20%9/10
Standardized to 20 percent bacosides is printed on the panel.
Testing & Manufacturing20%8.4/10
Third-Party Tested, GMP certified facility and manufactured in the USA are printed on the label; the lab is not named.
Formulation & Form15%7.2/10
Gelatin capsule with microcrystalline cellulose and vegetable stearate; not vegan.
Value15%8.6/10
About $0.20 per capsule, one capsule a day.
The product at a glance
- Form
- Gelatin capsule
- Serving
- 1 capsule
- Count
- 90 capsules (90 servings)
- Per serving
- 450 mg Bacopa monnieri leaf extract
- Standardization
- 20% bacosides (printed)
- Other ingredients
- Gelatin capsule, microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearate
- Seals
- GMP certified facility, manufactured in the USA, third-party tested
- Cost per dose
- ~$0.20 per capsule
Marketing claims vs. reality
Verified
“Third-party tested.”
A Third-Party Tested badge is printed on the label beside GMP certified facility and manufactured in the USA.
Partial
“Supports memory, focus and stress.”
Consistent with the direction of the bacopa trials, which used standardized extracts at similar bacoside loads, but this generic extract has no trials of its own.
What our test actually found
01Honest directions are rare
The label tells you to take it with food because of stomach upset and to expect six to eight weeks before improvement. Both statements match the trials better than most marketing copy does.
02Generic where it counts
A leaf extract at 20 percent is a reasonable material, but it is not the whole-plant CDRI 08 extract the trials used. That gap and the gelatin capsule are the difference to the podium.
Pros & cons, no sugar-coating
Pros
- Printed 20 percent bacoside standard
- Third-party tested and GMP on the label
- One capsule a day, 90 servings
- Directions that match the evidence
Cons
- Generic extract, not a named trial material
- Gelatin capsule, not vegan
- Leaf extract rather than whole plant
A fair, tested generic for one-a-day simplicity
If you want a standardized bacopa with testing printed and a sensible one-capsule dose, Double Wood does the job for twenty cents. It is not the studied extract, and it is not vegan; if either matters, the winner and runner-up are within a few cents.
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See it on the list →Sources & further reading
- Roodenrys S, et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2002;27(2):279-81.Roodenrys S, Booth D, Bulzomi S, Phipps A, Micallef C, Smoker J · 2002 · Neuropsychopharmacology · PMID 12093601
Chronic effects of Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) on human memory
Three months of 300 mg a day of a Bacopa extract reduced the rate of forgetting newly acquired information in healthy adults, without changing attention, learning rate or short-term memory.
- Kongkeaw C, et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;151(1):528-35.Kongkeaw C, Dilokthornsakul P, Thanarangsarit P, Limpeanchob N, Norman Scholfield C · 2014 · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · PMID 24252493
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on cognitive effects of Bacopa monnieri extract
Pooling nine randomized trials with 518 participants, Bacopa extract improved speed of attention, shortening Trail B time and choice reaction time, with other cognitive domains showing smaller or inconsistent effects.