Composition for promoting cognitive functions and methods of making and using the same

A dietary composition formulated in a therapeutic effective amount to promote cognition in humans or animals consisting of:

• a therapeutically effective amount of a composition consisting of greater than about 5% material obtained from the dried fruit of the Pipturis albidis plant;
• the balance of the therapeutically effective amount of the composition comprising material derived from the leaves, the stem, or the leaves and the stem of the Pipturis albidis plant;
• and
• optionally, one or more excipients.

A method of promoting cognition in humans or animal comprising the steps of:

• providing a dietary composition formulated in a therapeutic effective amount to promote cognition in humans or animals comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a composition consisting of greater than about 5% material obtained from the dried fruit of the Pipturis albidis plant, the balance of the therapeutically effective amount of the composition comprising material derived from the leaves, the stem, or the leaves and the stem of the Pipturis albidis plant;
• and optionally, one or more excipients;
• and
• administering to a human or animal the dietary composition.