Forget it: Ginkgo found ineffective at helping memory, preventing dementia

USA Today

Ginkgo biloba did nothing to prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older Americans, according to the longest and largest test of the herbal supplement.
"We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study. It appears in tomorrow's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Los Angeles Times and WebMD Health News have details about the study.
Extracts from ginkgo tree leaves have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Earlier research showed mixed results.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the .....
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