Every nootropics entry in the Typed supplements library. Each one is a full page: what it does, stage by stage, and what the evidence says.
- 5-HTPYour body turns it directly into serotonin.
- Alpha-GPCA choline compound that reaches your brain well — but a large study links regular use to more strokes.
- Bacopa MonnieriOne of the more consistently studied herbs for memory.
- CaffeineYou build tolerance to some of its effects faster than others.
- CholineA building block for the brain chemical behind memory.
- Citicoline (CDP-Choline)A natural brain-building-block compound, sold as a prescription drug for stroke in some countries and as a supplement here — the human proof for boosting a healthy brain is much thinner than the proof for medical use.
- Huperzine AA plant compound that works like a real drug on your brain chemistry — not a casual "focus" supplement.
- InositolRelated to the B vitamins, though not officially one of them.
- Lion’s ManeA mushroom studied for compounds that might support nerve growth.
- MelatoninA hormone, not a sleeping pill — and less is often better.
- Mucuna PruriensA bean packed with L-DOPA — the same active ingredient as a Parkinson’s drug, not a gentle mood booster.
- N-Acetyl L-TyrosineA modified version of the amino acid tyrosine, sold as easier for your body to absorb — though most of the real stress-and-focus research behind it was actually done with the plain, unmodified form.
- NoopeptA lab-made brain compound from Russia, studied mostly in patients with brain injuries or vascular disease — not in healthy people, and it’s not actually allowed to be sold as a US supplement.
- PhosphatidylserineA brain-cell building block — modestly helpful for memory in older adults, less so for everyone else.
- PiracetamThe first drug ever called a "nootropic," used by prescription in some European countries for cognitive symptoms — but the FDA says it isn’t allowed to be sold as a US supplement, and good evidence it actually boosts thinking is hard to find.
- SulbutiamineA man-made version of vitamin B1 designed to reach the brain more easily, originally developed in Japan — people use it today for fatigue, though the human research behind that use is fairly limited.
- TheacrineA caffeine cousin sold as the kinder stimulant — the “no crash” claim is still thin.
- Uridine MonophosphateA natural cell-building compound your body already produces itself, sold as a brain supplement — though the most interesting human results come from a related, differently-formulated compound tested at much higher doses in a small psychiatric study.
- VinpocetineA lab-modified plant compound sold as a brain and circulation supplement, but one the FDA has said shouldn’t legally be sold as a supplement in the US — partly because of pregnancy-related safety concerns seen in animal studies.
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