Ginkgo of Biloba

Pharmacological action

Ginkgo of Biloba – the natural drug capable to influence brain vessels to increase intellectual working capacity, to improve blood flowability.

Drug has antioxidant effect, improves process of cerebral circulation, normalizes metabolic processes, increases quality of life in old age.

The Ginkgo Biloba drugs contain extract of leaves of the tree of the same name which represents the ancient plant possessing unique phytochemical composition.

The ginkgo of a bilob is the only plant containing the ginkgolida known for the ability to increase elasticity of vascular walls of a brain and to expand vessels that, in turn, improves supply of a brain with nutrients and oxygen.

The Ginkgo Biloba use allows to reduce probability of heart attacks and heart attacks, to reduce cholesterol level, to stir up cerebration.

In addition to active agents, enter into the Ginkgo Biloba list macro - and microelements (magnesium, calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, selenium, manganese, copper, titanium).

Antioxidant action of Ginkgo Biloba is caused by contents in its structure of the proantotsianidin and flavoglikozid protecting walls of vessels from influence of free radicals.

Besides, Ginkgo Biloba possesses vasodilating, antiischemic, antiagregantny (blocks sticking of thrombocytes among themselves and to the damaged vascular wall), antiedematous, neuroprotective (prevents damage of neurons of a brain), the diuretic, calming and anti-spasmodic properties.

Comments on Ginkgo Biloba characterize drug as the effective remedy preventing asthma attacks.

The Ginkgo Biloba use by elderly people allows to improve the worsened hearing, the speech, sight, motive functions, memory, to eliminate circulator disturbances.

Indications to the Ginkgo Biloba use

The instruction recommends to apply Ginkgo Biloba at:

• distsirkulyatorny encephalopathy (owing to a stroke, a craniocereberal injury, at elderly people);
• memory disturbances, baseless scare, decline in the ability to training, the disturbance of a sleep pattern and wakefulness which are followed by distsirkulyatorny encephalopathy;
• weak-mindedness at advanced and senile age, including Alzheimer's disease;
• psychological weakness of various etiology;
• disturbance of a peripheral blood-groove and microcirculation;
• neurosensory disturbances (sonitus, diabetic retinopathy, dizziness, senile degeneration of a macula lutea, the changed perception of own voice).

Responses confirm efficiency of drug of Ginkgo Biloba also in attempt of patients of various age to improve the abilities to training and memory.

Application instruction of Ginkgo Biloba

The ginkgo of Biloba is issued in the form of tablets, powder, liquid, soft gel, however most often drug is used in the form of capsules.

The mode of dosing and duration of treatment is defined by the doctor in an individual order.

The instruction to Ginkgo Biloba recommends to use drug not less than 3 months, accepting 1-2 capsules (60-120 mg) one or two times a day. In 2-3 months for fixing of the received result the course of treatment should be repeated.

At therapy of chronic long states use of 6 capsules in days is possible.

The ginkgo of Biloba needs to swallow entirely, washing down with water in enough.

Side effects

In spite of the fact that Ginkgo Biloba characterize responses as well transferable drug, in certain cases, as a rule, at patients with individual intolerance disturbances in work of digestive tract or allergic reactions are possible.

Contraindications to the Ginkgo Biloba use

The ginkgo of Biloba which use does not practice in pediatrics is not appointed to children 16 years as data on efficiency and safety of administration of drug by patients of this age category are absent are younger.

Ginkgo Biloba to persons with individual intolerance of components of drug is not designated.

With care, according to the instruction, Ginkgo Biloba is appointed to patients with epilepsy, and also before carrying out planned operations. To pregnant women and the feeding women drug is appointed only according to strict indications.

Additional information

The ginkgo of Biloba does not demand special conditions of storages – in the dry place at the room temperature. Suitable drug is considered within 3 years from the moment of production.