Does ginkgo biloba memory herb pill improve memory in young adults?
A. Most young adults are already close to their ideal memory capacity and ginkgo biloba supplement use will not likely have a significant effect. Q. I am having much difficulty finding a mind boosting product that has ingredients that are safe enough to be used by breast cancer survivors. I finished radiation treatments in March of 07. I was taking ginkgo biloba which worked so well for me and I also felt better. Then I discovered that it had estrogenic like effects on the body and I stopped taking them because my cancer was 80% ER positive, and 10% progesterone positive. I am so frustrated. Its as if estrogen receptor positive breast cancer survivors are overlooked when it comes to this. A. I have not seen any research to indicate ginkgo biloba causes harm to those with breast cancer. One study concludes, “Ginkgo biloba extract can be considered as a potential alternative to HRT with chemopreventive effects on breast cancer. However, further studies on animals and humans will be requi