HOW EFFECTIVE IS GINKGO BILOBA?
Ginkgo Biloba has not been approved by the FDA for Alzheimer’s treatment but it is listed under alternative treatments. A recent American, multi-center, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial demonstrated modest improvements in patients treated with Ginkgo Biloba extract (derived from the leaves of the Ginkgo Biloba tree) relative to patients given placebo only. However, the improvements ascribed to Ginkgo extract were fairly modest. Recommended dosage, 40 mg, three times daily with meals.
