Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaf extract is taken every day by millions of people hoping to protect their memory. The Institute's working monograph on ginkgo leaf puts that hope against the clinical grading, and this film walks through what it found.
This Short is the opening minute. Watch the full film: https://www.australian-pharmacognosy.org/videos/the-ginkgo-paradox-the-clinical-reality-of-a-famous-herb/
If you want to use a herb, consult a degree-qualified herbalist with competencies and adequate training in pharmacognosy, and tell your prescriber if you take ginkgo with any blood-thinning medicine or before surgery.
Prepared by the Department of Community Outreach, Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy, Cardwell, Queensland. Description: Jesse Kirby.