Ginkgomax^®
(Ginkgo biloba leaf extract capsules)

• Ginkgomax^® is Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgoaceae) extract capsule.
• Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest, still existing plants. It is a Chinese tree which has been cultivated and held sacred for its health-promoting benefits.
• Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts were used in ancient China whereas in the Western World, they have been utilized only since the Sixties when it became technically possible and feasible to isolate the essential substances of Ginkgo biloba .
• Pharmacologically, there are two groups of substances which are of some significance:
  • the flavonoids, effective as free radical scavengers.
  • the terpenes (i.e. the ginkgolides) effective as PAF (platelet activating factor) inhibitors.
• Ginkgomax^® contains high quality dried Ginkgo biloba extract. Its ginkgo flavonglycosides content is standardized.
• One Ginkgomax^® capsule containing 17.5% Ginkgo biloba extract which is equivalent to 15 mg ginkgo flavonglycosides from 4.85 g dried leaves.

Usage

• Ginkgo biloba extract is known to be efficient in diseases associated with free radical generation.
• There is substantial experimental evidence to support the view that Ginkgo biloba extracts have neuroprotective properties.
• Clinically important indications for Ginkgo biloba extracts are cerebral insufficiency and atherosclerotic disease of peripheral arteries of intermediate severity. Clinical efficiency in dementia of the Alzheimer type and multi-infarct dementia is also confirmed.

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