Is there any proof that Ginkgo Biloba Doesn Slow Mental Decline?
Dec. 29, 2009 – The hot-selling herbal supplement ginkgo biloba doesn’t slow age-related mental decline, a six-year clinical study shows. The study has already shown that ginkgo does not prevent dementia or Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly. Now study leader Steven T. DeKosky, MD, and colleagues have sifted through the data to look for some sign that ginkgo might slow mental decline in healthy, aging individuals — or, perhaps, in those already showing the first signs of cognitive impairment. No such sign was found.
