Word: gingko
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After years of conflicting studies on gingko biloba's benefits for memory loss, a definitive clinical trial finally concludes that the extract does not prevent brain decline...
Reporting Nov. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Steven DeKosky, dean of the school of medicine at University of Virginia, found that taking 120 mg of gingko biloba twice a day did not prevent the development of dementia in a group of 1,545 seniors 75 years and older; there was no difference in rates of dementia among the intervention group and a similar group of 1,524 participants who took identical placebos. This was the largest and longest investigation into the effects of gingko biloba, and the first study to explore whether a supplement could...
...Kramer's Ergot" #5 (Gingko Press; 320 pages), edited by Sammy Harkham, also has a jewel-like quality. It's so aesthetically pure that it doesn't even print a price on the book. (It's $30). Appearing only annually, last year's giant issue established the series as the premier showcase for emerging/edgy talent by insisting on the seriousness of their endeavors with its sumptuous production values. (See TIME.comix review.) Printed in full color on thick paper stock at a large size, "Kramer's Ergot" allows artists who would otherwise only know inexpensive reproduction to see their work monumentalized...
Herbal remedies are touted as a cure for everything from the common cold to cancer and now even SAD. Some recommended products include fish oil capsules, St. John’s Wort, rhodolia root powder, ginger grass incense, bergamont oil and gingko biloba, all of which can be found at kalyx.com...
...website also reports on problems found in vitamin C, saw palmetto, gingko biloba and several arthritis formulas. Nearly a quarter of the gingko brands tested did not contain the advertised levels of the active ingredient GBE, which is believed by some to increase blood flow to the brain and improve cognitive functions. In the case of glucosamine-chondroitin, a combination supplement used increasingly to treat arthritis, nearly half the brands tested had lower than claimed chondroitin levels...