Ginkgo Biloba WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Ginkgo Biloba and compiled helpful research notes below.
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Ginkgo Biloba
umm.edu - Ginkgo Biloba
- American Family Physician: Ginkgo Biloba aafp.org - Ginkgo Biloba
- Mayo Clinic: Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) mayoclinic.com - Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): Ginkgo nccam.nih.gov - Ginkgo
- WebMD: Ginkgo Oral webmd.com - Ginkgo Oral
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Research Notes on Ginkgo Biloba
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is one of the oldest living tree species and its leaves are among the most extensively studied botanicals in use today. Gingko is usually used in the form of a concentrated, standardized ginkgo biloba extract (GBE). In Europe and the United States, ginkgo supplements are among the best-selling herbal medications. Ginkgo has been used in traditional medicine to treat circulatory disorders and enhance memory.
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Latest Headlines on Ginkgo Biloba
What is Ginkgo Biloba?
- Wikipedia: Ginkgo
- USA Today Healthscout: Ginkgo Biloba
- The Herb Research Foundation: Ginkgo
- MedicineNet: Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) - Oral
- Drugs.com: Ginkgo
What Are The Uses for Ginkgo Biloba?
- DrWeil: Ginkgo
- HealthWorld: Ginkgo Biloba
- RxList: Ginkgo
- Huntington's Outreach Project for Education, at Stanford (HOPES): Ginkgo Biloba
- Drug Digest: Ginkgo Biloba
- MedlinePlus: Ginkgo: Evidence
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Ginkgo Biloba?
- A.D.A.M. (via UMM): Ginkgo Biloba: Precautions | Possible Interactions
- RxList: Ginkgo Biloba: Side Effects & Drug Interactions
- Mayo Clinic: Ginkgo: Safety
- MedicineNet: Ginkgo: Side Effects & Precautions | Drug Interactions & Overdose
- Drugs.com: Ginkgo Biloba: Precautions, Safety Information & Side Effects
What are the Alternatives to Ginkgo Biloba?
- The New York Memory Services: Drugs currently available for the treatment of memory loss
- Aetna InteliHealth: Improving Memory And Treating Memory Loss
- Your Total Health: Treatment options for memory loss
- Consumer Reports: Alzheimer's Drugs
- Neurology Channel: Alzheimer's disease: Treatment
- Mayo Clinic: Depression: Treatment
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Ginkgo Biloba?
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Herbs with Similar Uses as Ginkgo Biloba
- Alzheimer's Association: Alternative Treatments
- St. John's Wort
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Ginkgo Biloba
- The Ginkgo Pages
- Steven Foster Group: Ginkgo
- Brain Research Institute UCLA: Ginkgo Biloba & The Brain
- About.com: Ginkgo Biloba for Alzheimer's Disease
- Medscape Today: Ginkgo Extract Efficacious for Alzheimer's/Dementia Within 26 Weeks
- University of California Newsroom: Researchers find Gingko Biloba may help improve memory
- ProHealth Alzheimer Support: Gingko Proves to be an Effective Alzheimer's Treatment
Clinical Trials and Studies on Ginkgo Biloba
- Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Ginkgo Studies
- CenterWatch: Ginkgo Studies
Controversy and Lawsuits about Ginkgo Biloba
- ConsumerLab: Some supplements may help with memory, but lead contamination and lack of ingredients are problems to be avoided.
- Scientific American: The Lowdown on Ginkgo Biloba
- Slate: Ginkgo Biloba? Forget About It.
- Lumosity Brain Health Blog: Ginkgo biloba myth
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Ginkgo Biloba
- PubMed: Ginkgo Articles
- JAMA: Ginkgo Articles
- Google Scholar: Ginkgo Articles
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (via Medscape Today): Use of Herbal Medicine and Other Dietary Supplements in Community-Dwelling Older People: Baseline Data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study
- Clinical Drug Investigation (via Medscape Today): Ginkgo biloba for Dementia: A Systematic Review of Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials
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- Contributor: Nicole Kinsey
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Jan. 30, 2010
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- Contributor: Nicole Kinsey
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Apr. 23, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
