Gingko biloba has cognitive benefits both in populations suffering from dementia and after acute treatment in healthy volunteers, with some evidence indicating that those with poorer cognitive performance show greater benefit. We have previously found that 1 week of treatment with ginkgo improved attention, memory and mental flexibility in post-menopausal women, but the evidence for any benefic...

BACKGROUND Dietary supplement use is common in older US adults; however, data on health risks and benefits are lacking for a number of supplements. OBJECTIVE We evaluated whether 10-y average intakes of 13 vitamin and mineral supplements and glucosamine, chondroitin, saw palmetto, Ginko biloba, garlic, fish-oil, and fiber supplements were associated with total mortality. DESIGN We conducted...

Bird's nest is widely used in Asia and good for consumers' health. The paper focused on optimizing beverage formulation that contain Salanganes'Nest harvesting at Yen Island, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. input factors such as Nests essence, Ginkgo biloba, Chamomile, Glucosamine were studied. Target functions pH, viscosity, DPPH free radical scavenging activity. results showed the opt...

treatment strategies for ad will have to include a variety of interventions directed at multiple targets. so far, the outcomes with available approved medications for ad are often unsatisfactory, and there is a place for alternative medicine, in particular herbal medicine. herbal medicines are being used by about 80% of the world population primarily in the developing countries for primary heal...

This study reports the combination of Ginkgo flavonoid (GF) and Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide (CVP) in the prevention and treatment of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). GF is a traditional health product, and CVP is the main active ingredient of the medicinal fungus Coriolus versicolor. The Morris water maze test, the Y maze, and the step-through test showed that the combinational...