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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Ginkgo and Improved Activities of Daily Living

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 240 (median 240, IQR 240–240) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 6 months · IQR 6 months–6 months · Range 6 months–6 months — Reported in 1 of 2 studies

2 of 2 papers

Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia.
- 2026-02-05
- Meta-Analysis · n = 9,783
- The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2026(2)
- - Lisa S Wieland
  - Emilie Ludeman
  - Yuan Chi
  - Termeh M Feinberg
  - I-Hui Chen
  - Kee-Hsin Chen
  - Yanan Zhu
  - Emma Wolverson
  - Hakima Amri
- PubMed: 41641880
- DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013661.pub2
3 Insights on
- Improved Activities of Daily Living
- High evidence
- Clinical
slightly better ADLs measured on the ADL International Scale (MD -0.19, 95% CI -0.35 to -0.03; I² = 91%; 8 studies, 2571 participants)
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in patients with dementia and a history of cerebral infarction-meta-analysis of pooled data from randomised clinical trials.
- 2026-03-13
- Systematic Review · n = 488
- Frontiers in neurology 16
- - Jing-Xuan Feng
  - Man-Qi Zheng
  - Xue Tian
  - Andrea Zimmermann
  - An-Xin Wang
  - Xia Meng
- PubMed: 41908799
- DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1658064
3 Insights on
- Improved Activities of Daily Living
- High evidence
- Clinical
activities of daily living (p = 0.0230)
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
240 mg daily