Ginkgo biloba - Research News and Information

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Seeing the forest with the leaves - clues to canopy placement from leaf fossil size and venation characteristics.

16 Dec 2009 Although a variety of leaf characteristics appear to be induced by light environment during development, analysis of ontogenetic changes in living broad leaved trees has suggested that a number of other traits also lumped into the classic 'sun' ... Read more...

Three new 7.3',8.5'-connected bicyclo[3.2.1]octanoids and other neolignans from leaves of Nectandra amazonum NEES. (Lauraceae).

30 May 2009 Three new 7.3',8.5'-connected (macrophyllin-type) bicyclo[3.2.1]octanoid neolignans (nectamazins A-C, 1-3) were isolated from leaves of Nectandra amazonum NEES., along with seven known neolignans (4-10). The structures of 1-3 were characterized by ... Read more...

Ingredients for functional drinks in neurodegenerative diseases: a review.

29 Apr 2009 Several studies have indicated that oxidative stress is a major risk factor for the initiation and progression of neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's (AD). Therefore, reducing oxidative stress appears to be a ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Ginkgo biloba'

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• Seeing the forest with the leaves - clues to canopy placement from leaf fossil size and venation characteristics. 16 Dec 2009
• Three new 7.3',8.5'-connected bicyclo[3.2.1]octanoids and other neolignans from leaves of Nectandra amazonum NEES. (Lauraceae). 30 May 2009
• Ingredients for functional drinks in neurodegenerative diseases: a review. 29 Apr 2009
• Cardiac ischemia and reperfusion in spontaneously diabetic rats with and without application of EGb 761: II. Interstitium and microvasculature. 29 Apr 2009
• Clinical efficacy of a Ginkgo biloba extract in the topical treatment of allergic conjunctivitis. 29 Apr 2009
• Ginkgo biloba for intermittent claudication. 13 Apr 2009
• Herbal medicine for dementia: a systematic review. 30 Mar 2009
• Ginkgo biloba extract prevents glucose-induced accumulation of ECM in rat mesangial cells. 30 Mar 2009
• Time-dependent induction of hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme activity and mRNA expression by bilobalide in rats. 9 Mar 2009
• Column liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry and ultraperformance column liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry methods for the determination of ginkgolides and bilobalide in the leaves of Ginkgo biloba and dietary supplements. 27 Feb 2009
• Forget about ginkgo supplements to aid memory. 27 Feb 2009
• Effect of Schisandra chinensis extract and Ginkgo biloba extract on the pharmacokinetics of talinolol in healthy volunteers. 27 Feb 2009
• Can ginkgo biloba combat diseases? 27 Feb 2009
• Transcriptome profiling analysis reveals multiple modulatory effects of Ginkgo biloba extract in the liver of rats on a high-fat diet. 27 Feb 2009
• Ginkgo might not be a brain saver. 27 Feb 2009
• Ginkgolic acid inhibits protein SUMOylation by blocking formation of the E1-SUMO intermediate. 25 Feb 2009
• Ginkgo biloba extract attenuates oxLDL-induced oxidative functional damages in endothelial cells. 17 Feb 2009
• The preventive effect of ginkgo biloba extract in myringosclerosis: study in rats. 30 Jan 2009
• Choice of DMEM, formulated with or without pyruvate, plays an important role in assessing the in vitro cytotoxicity of oxidants and prooxidant nutraceuticals. 28 Jan 2009
• Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia. 19 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Ginkgo biloba'

Definition: The only specie of the genus Ginkgo, family Ginkgoacea. It is the source of extracts of medicinal interest, especially Egb 761. Ginkgo may refer to the genus or species.

Descriptor UI: D020441

Alternative terms: Ginkgo biloba; Ginko; Gingko biloba; Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree; Gingko; Ginkgophyta;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06.388.400.300;

History Note: 99; for GINKGOPHYTA see GYMNOSPERMS 1998

Technical Notes: coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29