Rkan Ginkgo biloba Recent Results in Pharmacology and Clinic [Paperback]

In this compendium the clinical and pharmacological properties of Ginkgo biloba, a standardized drug and the subject of increasing worldwide interest, are closely portrayed. Results of studies are presented here which illustrate the influence of Ginkgo on haemodynamic and rheologic parameters, metabolism and neurotransmitters. In addition to papers reporting on experimental research, data are also presented which provide firm interdisciplinary evidence for its successful therapeutic application, above all in the following indication areas: cerebral insufficiency with accompanying symptoms of dizziness, tinnitus, headache and memory loss, lability of mood and anxious states, and peripheral arterial disease.In this compendium the clinical and pharmacological properties of Ginkgo biloba, a standardized drug and the subject of increasing worldwide interest, are closely portrayed. Results of studies are presented here which illustrate the influence of Ginkgo on haemodynamic and rheologic parameters, metabolism and neurotransmitters. In addition to papers reporting on experimental research, data are also presented which provide firm interdisciplinary evidence for its successful therapeutic application, above all in the following indication areas: cerebral insufficiency with accompanying symptoms of dizziness, tinnitus, headache and memory loss, lability of mood and anxious states, and peripheral arterial disease.Dementias  A Growing Social and Medical problem.- Active Principles.- Active Principles of Plant Origin: A Means for Studying Membrane Receptors.- Preparation and Definition of Ginkgo Biloba Extract.- Absorption, Distribution, and Excretion of Tagged Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract in the Rat.- Pharmacology.- Is there a Pharmacological Model of Aging?.- Oxygen Toxicity, Free Radicals, and Defense Mechanisms.- The Antiradical Properties of Ginkgo Biloba Extract.- Effect of Ginkgo Biloba Extract on the Electrophysiology of the Isolated Diabetic Rat Retina.- Effects of GlS+