Efficacy and safety of a Ginkgo biloba extract
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Efficacy and safety of a Ginkgo biloba extract.
This review of the literature documents the efficacy of a standard extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb) in managing signs and symptoms associated with memory disorders and dementia. Analysis of the discrepant findings reveals that study outcomes may vary with the type of population studied, the outcome measurements selected, and the dosing tested. Overall, the efficacy of EGb was more frequently repo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980000000574