Ginkgo Biloba demonstrating the clinical efficacy in the treatment of Alzheimer-type and multi-infarct dementia May 4, 2007
Posted by Mikiko Murakami in * Herbal Medicine, Alzheimers, Mental Health.add a comment
Patients with mild to moderate multi-infarct or primary degenerative Alzehimer-type dementia received 240mg ginko extract of placebo for 24 weeks. Psychopathological, attention, memory, and assessment of daily life activity significantly improved, demonstrating the clinical efficacy of ginkgo extract in the treatment of Alzheimer-type and multi-infarct dementia. [Kanowski et al. (1996)]
Reference:
Freedman, Lynda W, PhD et al. Best Practices in Compelmentary and Alternative Medicine. Maryland: Aspen Publishers, 2001.
Ginkgo Biloba improving behavioral, psychopathologic, and psychometric planes May 4, 2007
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Patients with moderate dementia received infusions of Egb 761 or placebo for 4 days a week, for 4 weeks. Ginkgo patients scored significantly better on measures of daily living, illness symptoms, and depression than did the placebo group. The authors found ginkgo superior to placebo for behavioral, psychopathologic, and psychometric planes. [Hasse et al. (1996)]
Reference:
Freedman, Lynda W, PhD et al. Best Practices in Compelmentary and Alternative Medicine. Maryland: Aspen Publishers, 2001.
Ginkgo Biloba improving Alzheimer’s condition May 4, 2007
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Patients with uncomplicated Alzheimer’s disease or multi-infarct dementia received placebo or 120 mg Egb for 26 weeks. The placebo group worsened significantly, while the Egb group improved slightly on cognitive assessments and daily living and social behavior scores. [Le Bars et al. (2000)]
Reference:
Freedman, Lynda W, PhD et al. Best Practices in Compelmentary and Alternative Medicine. Maryland: Aspen Publishers, 2001.
