Cerebral insufficiency, ginkgo

Gnkgo (maiden hair tree, kew tree) Ginkgo biloba Raynauds disease, cerebral insufficiency anxiety, stress, tinnitus, dementias, circulatory problems, asthma Rare if used as directed possible effects include headache, dizziness, heart palpitations, Gl effects, rash, allergic dermatitis Do not take with antidepressant drugs, such as the MAOIs, or the antiplatelet drugs such as coumarin, unless advised to do so by the primary care provider. 

Kleijnen J, Knipschild P. (1992b). Ginkgo biloba for cerebral insufficiency. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 34(4) 352-58. 

Vesper, J. et al, "Efticacy of Ginkgo biloba in 90 Outpatients with Cerebral Insufficiency Caused by Old Age Results of a placebo-controlled double-blind trial," Phylomedicine, 1994,1, pp. 9-16. 

Lin CC, Cheng WL, Hsu SH, Chang CM (2003) The effects of Ginkgo biloba extracts on the memmy and motOT functions of rats with chronic cerebral insufficiency. Neuropsychobiology 47(1) 47-51. doi 10.1159/000068875... 

Vorberg G (1985) Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE ) A long-term study of chroitic cerebral insufficiency in gmiatric patients. Clin Trials J 22(2) 149-157... 

Cerebral insufficiency refers to describe the people with age-related decline in mental function and decrease blood flow to the brain cause by clogged arteries. Platelet activating factor (PAF) is an inflammatory mediator, plays an important role in allergy, inflammatory processes, coronary, and cerebral vasoconstriction [178]. The production and release of PAF in the brain under various pathological conditions, including oxidant stress-induced ischemic injury [179]. The efficiency of EGb-761 on cerebral circulation and metabolism has been demonstrated in various models of cerebrovascular insufficiency and showed beneficial effect like cerebral edema in rats intoxicated with triethyltin chloride (TET) [180]. Moreover, oral or intravenous administrations EGb decrease cerebral edema development in gerbils [181]. In an animal study [182], EGb-761 and an extract of local ginkgo... 

Eckmann F. Cerebral insufficiency—treatment with Ginkgo-biloba extract Time of onset of effect in a double-blind study with 60 inpatients. Fortschr der Med 1990 108 557-560. 

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