title: Progress in researches on the pharmaceutical mechanism and clinical application of Ginkgo Biloba extract on various kinds of diseases.
abstract: Progress made over the pharmaceutical mechanism and clinical application of Ginkgo Biloba extract (GBE) on various kinds of diseases were reviewed in this paper. The effective elements contained in GBE are mainly kinds of Ginkgo flavonoid and Ginkgolide, which have marked protective effects on cardio-cerebral vascular and central nerve systems. In clinical practice, it is applied mostly in treatment of cardio-cerebral vascular diseases. Also it shows apparent effects in the treatment processes of some other diseases as an adjuvant, and therefore, has been gradually accepted by the medical circle in the world, proving to be a medicine of wide prospect in development and application.
authors.affiliation: Forestry Resource and Environment College, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Guo-xia
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fu-liang
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D020441:Ginkgo biloba; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts