Ginkgo biloba doesn't PREVENT dementia in elderly patients
April 2008
Ginkgo biloba doesn't PREVENT dementia in elderly patients.
Ginkgo can be modestly helpful for TREATING symptoms of Alzheimer's, vascular, or mixed dementias.
It also seems to improve cognitive function in elderly people with mild to moderate age-related memory impairment.
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