The World's Oldest Living Tree?
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Ginkgo has been a mainstay of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 5000 years. Perhaps the ancient Taoist Monks had some vision of the future of Ginkgo as a brain and memory tonic when they planted it ceremonially in places of honor in their monasteries. They felt that this two lobed, fan-shaped leaf (biloba) represented the two phases of Yin and Yang in Taoist Philosophy. Ginkgo was planted to portray wisdom, centeredness and a meditative state.
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