Testicular torsion, a surgical emergency, could affect the endocrine and exocrine testicular functions. This study demonstrates histopathological and physiological effects of testicular ischemia/perfusion (I/R) injury and the possible protective effects of Ginkgo biloba treatment. Fifty adult male Wistar rats, 180-200 gm, were randomly divided into sham-operated, Gingko biloba supplemented, isc...

the effect of herbal supplement of ginkgo biloba on attitudes toward menopausal women to sexual relations     amiri pebdani m [1] ,taavoni s [2] *,haghani h [3]     received: 23feb, 2013 accepted: 25apr, 2013    abstract  background & aims : sexual relations during menopause as well as reproductive period have particular importance. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of herbal ...

Cannabis sativa preparations are the most commonly used illicit drugs worldwide. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Cannabis sativa extract in the working memory version of the Morris water maze (MWM; Morris, 1984[43]) test and determine the effect of standard memory enhancing drugs. Cannabis sativa was given at doses of 5, 10 or 20 mg/kg (expressed as Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabino...

BACKGROUND Research into Ginkgo biloba has been ongoing for many years, while the benefit and adverse effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 for cognitive impairment and dementia has been discussed controversially. OBJECTIVE To discuss new evidence on the clinical and adverse effects of standardized Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 for cognitive impairment and dementia. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE...

To elucidate the transcriptomic regulation mechanisms that underlie response of Ginkgo biloba to dehydration and rehydration, we used ginkgo saplings exposed osmotically driven water stress subsequent rewatering. When compared with a control group, 137, 1453, 1148, 679 genes were differentially expressed in leaves responding 2, 6, 12, 24 h deficit, 796 1530 48 Upregulated participated biosynthe...

Cytokinin conjugates of zeatin, ribosylzeatin, and their respective dihydro derivatives tentatively have been identified as the major cytokinins present in mature Ginkgo biloba L. leaves. Ribosylzeatin was present in higher levels than zeatin and dihydrozeatin. No evidence could be found that 6-(2,3,4-trihydroxy-3-methylbutylamino)purine occurs as a metabolite in the mature leaves. From the ava...

Polyprenols separated from lipids are promising new components from Ginkgo biloba L. leaves (GBL). In this paper, ginkgo lipids were isolated by extraction with petroleum ether, saponification, and molecular distillation. Eight known compounds: isophytol (1), nerolidol (2), linalool (3), β-sitosterol acetate (4), β-sitosterol (5), stigmasterol (6), ergosterol (7), β-sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyra...

BACKGROUND Prevention strategies are urgently needed to tackle the growing burden of Alzheimer's disease. We aimed to assess efficacy of long-term use of standardised ginkgo biloba extract for the reduction of incidence of Alzheimer's disease in elderly adults with memory complaints. METHODS In the randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled GuidAge clinical trial, we enrolle...