The Outstanding Health Benefits Of Ginkgo Supplements
Improves Brain Function And Reduces Anxiety & Depression
Perhaps the most well-researched aspect of Ginkgo and its benefits towards human health come in the way of brain health, specifically improvements in cognitive function and memory, as well as a reduction in mental diseases and disorders such as dementia, depression, and Alzheimer’s.
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, Ginkgo has already been used by allopathic doctors in Europe to medically treat and alleviate dementia. Originally, European doctors used it because of its ability to improve circulation to the brain, but since then have discovered numerous other cognitive benefits including the ability to protect and even regenerate damaged nerve cells.
Ginkgo's ability to improve cognitive functioning, enhance memory and reduce cognitive debilitating diseases is primarily associated with its ability to improve blood circulation to the brain. Medical researchers discovered in 2007 that certain compounds extracted from the leaves of Ginkgo Biloba could alleviate depression and anxiety, as well as reduce the stress-related damage done to the brain because of these disorders. Thus, Ginkgo not only helps human beings to build a better working brain and stave of mentally disabling diseases but also can improve and reduce the symptoms of psychological disorders like depression and anxiety.
Improves Circulation And Heart Health
Ginkgo contains compounds called terpenoids, which have been shown to dilate blood vessels, reduce adhesive qualities in platelets, and increase circulation to the brain, heart, and peripheral areas of the body. It is this ability to open micro-circulatory pathways in the human body which gives it its broad-range of health benefits.
Of particular interest was one study that measured the effects of a Ginkgo supplementation on patients with heart disease. It was observed that the supplement almost immediately increased blood flow to almost all areas of the body and increased Nitric Oxide production, a compound which dilates blood vessels, by twelve percent. Similar studies have also reported Ginkgo’s ability to open up capillaries throughout the body, even those which have been closed and unused for years. As a side benefit of increased circulation, many of the patients in these studies also improved their white blood cell markers, which had a positive effect on their immune system.
Among the above-listed benefits, Ginkgo has also been reported to produce additional benefits pertaining to the heart and circulatory health, namely a reduction in vascular permeability, relaxation of vascular muscles, decrease systolic and diastolic blood pressure, increase in fasting plasma insulin and a decrease in cortisol secretion.