Ginkgo Biloba is versatile herb that can be used to treat many conditions. Ginkgo Biloba shows to be very promising to people with Alzheimer's disease. The disease that affects the brain by the degeneration of nerve endings. Numerous studies have shown benefits of using ginkgo biloba extract to improve the mental sharpness of geriatric patients. For example, W.V. Weitbrecht and W. Jansen, of Nuremberg, Germany, conducted a double-blind study involving 40 patients, ages 60 to 80, who had been diagnosed with primary degenerative dementia91. During the 3-month study, one group of 20 received either Ginkgo biloba extract120 mg/day, while the...
to the ginkgo group or a placebo group1247. The volunteers ranged in age from 45 to 741247. The supplement group received 120mg/day of ginkgo1247.

The treatment group began to show signs of improvement after 12 days, the researchers said1248. In the controls, it took 30 days before an change was noticeable1248.

Ginkgo Biloba extract has proven itself in various tests1248. Its ability to increase oxygen carrying blood to parts of the brain it could not reach alone1248. It has been proven to be a very promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease by slowing down the progression of the disease1248.