By the way, doctor. A friend recently recommended that I take the herb ginkgo biloba to protect against getting dementia. Is it effective, and is it safe?

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Author/s: Komaroff, Anthony L (AL);

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Harvard health letter / from Harvard Medical School (Harv Health Lett), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 32 (issue 2) : pp 8

Dates: Created 2006/12/06; Completed 2007/02/16;

PMID: 17299847, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Dementia - prevention & control
Ginkgo biloba - adverse effects
Herb-Drug Interactions

Herb-Drug Interactions
Humans
Phytotherapy - adverse effects; methods

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