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Can't remember like you used to? Maybe Ginkgo Biloba could help. Ginkgo Biloba is scientifically proven to improve blood and oxygen flow to the brain and extremities, making it a valuable botanical to enhance memory function, mental sharpness and other cognitive functions. An ideal supplement for seniors and younger persons with active lifestyles.
Some of ginkgo's actions result from several of its constituents working together, and other actions relate directly to specific constituents. Ginkgo extract seems to affect cognitive deficiency in two ways; it stimulates populations of nerve cells that are still functional, and it protects nerve cells from pathologic influences. Ginkgo flavonoid constituents, which are mainly rutin, are efficient free-radical scavengers. Rutin is known to improve capillary fragility and permeability. Ginkgo contains ginkgolide constituents that competitively inhibit platelet-activating factor (PAF) binding at the membrane receptor.
This action might be responsible for beneficial effects in asthma, bronchospasm, hypersensitivity reactions, and circulatory diseases. Ginkgolides antagonize PAF-induced decreases in myocardial contractility and coronary blood flow, and prevent cyclosporin-induced nephrotoxicity. Ginkgo contains ginkgolides A and B. These exert an anti-stress and neuroprotective effect by decreasing corticosteroid synthesis. Ginkgo leaf extract increases cerebral blood flow. There is some evidence that ginkgo might improve cerebral metabolism and protect against ischemia. Ginkgo leaf extract decreases blood viscosity, improves microcirculatory blood flow, protects neural and retinal tissue from hypoxic or oxidative injury, stimulates choline uptake and prevents age-related decline in muscarinic receptors in the hippocampus. There is some suggestion that ginkgo leaf extract might exert a monoamine oxidase inhibiting effect. There is also some suggestion that it shows some activity against Pneumocystis carinii, arrests fibrosis in damaged hepatocytes, and inhibits nitric oxide production in inflammation. Ginkgo can improve vascular blood flow in the corpus cavernosum by relaxing vascular smooth muscle, which helps erectile function.
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Directions
Suggested Usage: 1 Tablet 3 times per day preferably before meals. Keep out of reach of children.
Ingredients
Each Tablet Contains: Ginkgo Leaf Extract - 60 mg (24% Ginkgo flavonglycosides and 6% Terpene lactones)
Calcium phosphate, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
Cautions
Should not be used by individuals who are hypersensitive to Ginkgo biloba.
Use should be avoided during pregnancy and lactation.
ANTICOAGULANT, ANTIPLATELET DRUGS: Ginkgo can increase risk of bleeding with anticoagulant, antiplatelet drugs.
WARFARIN: Ginkgo can increase the effects of warfarin (Coumadin) and risk of bleeding.
MAOIs: Theoretically, ginkgo can potentiate the activity of monamine oxidase inhibitors.
THIAZIDE DIURETICS: Ginkgo can increase blood pressure used concomitantly with thiazide diuretics.
SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS (SSRIs): Ginkgo extract can reverse fluoxetine or sertraline-induced sexual dysfunction.
INFERTILITY: Some evidence suggests that ginkgo biloba might inhibit oocyte fertilization and should be avoided in couples attempting to conceive.
Label Information
Hermetic seal under cap for safety and freshness. Contains no artificial preservatives, color, dairy, sweeteners, starch, wheat or yeast.
For product freshness protect from humidity.
Additional Information
Researchers report that gingko biloba might help improve cognitive behavior and sleep patterns in patients with depression - Further research is needed. When people talk about ginkgo, they usually mean ginkgo leaf extract. Fossils of the ginkgo tree have been found to be over two hundred million years old, making the tree the oldest living species in the world, and the tree itself can live as long as one thousand years.
Our 'standardized' herbs have amounts of certain components that have been measured and tested to remain consistent from bottle to bottle, capsule to capsule. Standardization takes the uncertainty out of buying herbal supplements.
For 50 years the webber name has been trusted in North American households as the source of Vitamin E. Now webber naturals is a 'natural' extension, bringing consumers a wide range of vitamins, minerals, herbs and special supplements to meet their families' health and nutrition needs.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
