Doc:Ginkgo
From Metabolomics.JP
The extract of Ginkgo biloba contains various flavonoids and terpenoids, and many groups reported its beneficial effects on dementia and other memory-related impairments. After 8 years of extensive epidemiologic study, however, Ginkgo extract improved neither all-cause dementia, Alzheimer disease[1], nor long-term cognitive functions[2].
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- ↑ DeKosky ST, Williamson JD, Fitzpatrick AL, Kronmal RA, Ives DG, Saxton JA, Lopez OL, Burke G, Carlson MC, Fried LP, Kuller LH, Robbins JA, Tracy RP, Woolard NF, Dunn L, Snitz BE, Nahin RL, Furberg CD; Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Investigators (2008) Ginkgo biloba for prevention of dementia: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 300(19):2253-2262
- ↑ Snitz BE, O'Meara ES, Carlson MC, Arnold AM, Ives DG, Rapp SR, Saxton J, Lopez OL, Dunn LO, Sink KM, DeKosky ST; Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Investigators (2009) Ginkgo biloba for preventing cognitive decline in older adults: a randomized trial JAMA 302(24):2663-2670
