Ginkgo biloba Medicinal Uses

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Ginkgo biloba Medicinal Uses:

Ginkgo Biloba trees are supposed to be originated from Japan and China,

and the leaves are used in traditional medicine by Chinese Herbal

Medicos for the treatment of various health ailments, as herbal remedy.

Ginkgo biloba trees are grown and found in other parts of the world and

especially South Carolina is supposed to have the largest plantation of

Ginkgo biloba trees. These trees are very ancient and grow to the height

of nearly thirty meters. Ginkgo biloba tree is otherwise called as

maidenhair tree and its leaves are only used for medicinal purpose, and

the fruits and nuts of the tree are not used for the same.

Ginkgo biloba leaves mainly comprise of flavanoids such as ginkgolides,

glycosides, bilobalides, and terpenoids, which actually posses curative

properties to heal the various health ailments. Ginkgo nuts comprise

only three percent of fats, and enriched with niacin, proteins and

carbohydrates, and consists the chemical substances like ginnol, and

ginkgolic acid, which posses antibacterial and antifungal and fungal

properties and used to treat the same. Ginkgo biloba leaves contain

almost 25% to 30% flavanoids and 5% to 12% terpenoids. Ginkgo biloba

leaves extracts are available in the market in the form of tablets,

capsules and extracts (GBE). Dried ginkgo leaves are used for the

preparation of ginkgo tea.

Ginkgo biloba medicinal uses; as these leaves contain flavanoids like

bilobalides and ginkgolides, which improves the blood circulation and

helps to increase oxygen supply through blood vessels to the nervous

system and brain. It also improves the function of vascular system,

thereby used to treat erectile dysfunction, and also prevents memory

loss or dementia, and prevents Alzheimer's disease. The glycosides

found in ginkgo biloba extracts, with its antioxidant properties,

clears of free scavenging oxygen radicals, thereby improving

cardiovascular and heart health, preventing CAD disorders, heart

strokes.

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