Antioxidant - Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba (Ginkgo Biloba Extract, Ginkgoaceae is the longest surviving tree on earth, and common tree in Asia. The leaves produce a series of natural flavonoids which may aid in the body's ability to heal itself and decrease unwanted disruption. Chinese medicine has used Ginkgo for centuries to reduce fever and provide nutritions to the brain.

Benefits of Ginkgo Biloba

• aids memory processing and mental clarity, preserving function in aging
• a powerful antioxidant - isorhamnetin, proanthocyanidins, terpenes, carotenoids and superoxide dismutase [SOD]
• increases the supply of nutritients to energy centers of the body.
• Aids the body's natural ability to:
  • strengthen the cardiovascular system
  • neutralize free radical damage
  • aid in the elimination of toxins and wastes
  • prevent water retention
  • reduce breathing irritations, promoting oxygenation of the cells
• Protects brain energy metabolism
• Modulates neurotransmitter activity - can be effective in counteracting aging of the brain and preventing and treating senility, Alzheimer's/dementia, depression, memory loss, tinnitus, arterial insufficiency in the limbs.
• Prevents inappropriate clotting - The Ginkgo tree produces rare substances called Ginkgolides, which prevent inappropriate action by Platelet Activating Factor [PAT]. PAT prematurely tirggers clotting factors, triggering allergic inflammation and toxic shock in immune dysfunction. Ginkgolides also are thought to aid the body's inhibition of the defense system.
• Supports male erection - Ginkgo extracts have proven useful in the treatment of male arterial erectile dysfunction, by increasing the flow of blood in both arteries and veins, without changes in blood pressure.

As a Homeopathic or as a micro-nutritional,  Ginkgo has also proven effective against: general uneasiness, feelings of oppression, vertigo; sense of fullness within the head, buzzing and sensation of blockage in ears, pain along the sternum with lameness of left arm.

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