Intelligence refers to the capacity to acquire and understand knowledge. Owing to hypoxia, genetic, metabolic, or hormonal disorders, stress, and other factors, children's IQ may be diminished. It is essential to identify it promptly in infancy or earlier for effective treatment. Ayurveda encompasses various modalities, including medhya rasayana (nootropics), herbo-mineral and metallic formulations, and procedural techniques. The primary aim is to investigate and evaluate individual herbs in the care of children with low IQs, while the objectives focus on pursuing evidence-based roles of herbs in enhancing quality of life. A comprehensive search was performed utilizing various search phrases across multiple research databases, including PubMed, DHARA, Ayush Research Portal, and Google Scholar. Subsequent analysis of pertinent papers was conducted to examine the evidence for the utilization of specific herbs for enhancing cognitive function. This comprehensive study examines the evidence-based efficacy of Ayurveda IQ booster herbs in enhancing cognitive function and improving quality of life in children with low IQs. Numerous herbs have been identified as possessing traits that enhance intelligence, mostly due to their katu (pungent) and tikta (bitter) rasa (taste), sheeta (cold) veerya (potency), madhura (sweet) vipaka (post digestive effect), antioxidant, neuroprotective, neurodevelopmental, and neuroplasticity attributes, along with numerous phytochemicals and other compounds. In conclusion, individual herbs such as Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Mandookaparni (Centella asiatica), Shankapushpi (Convolvulus prostrates), Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Kushmanda (Benincasa hispida), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), and Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) effectively enhances children's IQ. Relevant randomized controlled trials on these nootropic substances have provided evidence that IQ, medha (intellect), buddhi (the process of acquiring knowledge), smriti (memory), and pragnya (intelligence or wisdom), which function collaboratively inside the brain, are enhanced.
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