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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Ginkgo and Reduced Prefrontal Cortex Oxygen Saturation

Doses used in studies

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

Time to effect

Median: 4 weeks · IQR 4 weeks–4 weeks · Range 4 weeks–4 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

The Acute and Chronic Cognitive and Cerebral Blood Flow Effects of a Sideritis scardica (Greek Mountain Tea) Extract: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Groups Study in Healthy Humans.
- 2018-07-24
- RCT
- Nutrients 10(8)
- - Emma L Wightman
  - Philippa A Jackson
  - Julie Khan
  - Joanne Forster
  - Felix Heiner
  - Bjoern Feistel
  - Cynthia G Suarez
  - Ivo Pischel
  - David O Kennedy
- PubMed: 30042362
- DOI: 10.3390/nu10080955
8 Insights on
- Reduced Prefrontal Cortex Oxygen Saturation
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Elderly
Ginkgo biloba led to lower levels of Ox% and higher levels of Hb on Day 1 and lower levels of both HbO and THb on Day 28.
Effect
Neutral
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
240 mg