Word: ginkgo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...beverage market--but the one that's growing fastest. Sales are expected to reach $100 million this year, up from just $20 million in 1997. Most of the products are teas and juices mixed with a variety of herbal, mineral and vitamin supplements. SoBe Wisdom, for instance, contains ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort and gotu kola, which, the label says, promote "focused thought" and "sharpen the mind." Hansen's "d stress" (kava kava, St. John's wort and tyrosine) is supposed to help you "chill out naturally." Fresh Samantha's Super Juice is spiked with echinacea, believed to bolster...
...UNESCO declared Huang Shan a Cultural and Natural Property, thereby ensuring that the area's physical beauty will be preserved in perpetuity. Pheasant and deer abound. There are hundreds of indigenous plants, including ginkgo, actinidia and tinder fungus, that are said to heal the body and arouse the senses. The famous hot springs are known for their healing qualities and beautiful clear jade-green color. An hour's meditation in one of these thermal pools is a great way to end a day of hiking...
When a tiny natural-foods market called Whole Foods opened in Austin, Texas, in 1980, it served a comparably tiny clientele: an assortment of vegetarians, macrobiotic dieters and those seeming oddballs who took supplements such as ginkgo biloba and echinacea. Like other mom-and-pop organic shops that dotted the country, the store was friendly, cozy, intensely concerned with its products' purity and expensive...
...suggesting that ginkgo will cure dementia or prevent Alzheimer's. At best, the benefit is limited to a third of patients. But the effect was most pronounced on the subjects who were the least impaired, suggesting that if Alzheimer's is treated early enough, dementia might be postponed...
Even so, don't rush out to your local health-food store to stock up on ginkgo pills. For one thing, not all ginkgo products are the same; many do not contain all the active ingredients. Besides, anyone experiencing memory lapses should first consult a physician. At the very least, your doctor can be on the lookout for possible adverse interactions with other drugs. You might also discover that your problems are actually caused by depression, malnutrition or some other condition that doesn't respond to ginkgo...