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Using ginkgo leaf supplements is likely to be a waste of time and money. There is however good evidence for a highly concentrated patented extract of Ginkgo biloba in relieving circulatory problems and symptoms of ageing and dementia. It has been a very widely prescribed drug in Europe. Ginkgo has been claimed to cause bleeding problems or to interact with warfarin or aspirin: there is actually little evidence for this.
Current status of the Plant Medicine project - February 2012
The EXTRACT database has been constructed over 20 years, in recent years much accelerated with the support of a Foundation in the USA. Further development of the service is now dependent on building a sustainable platform for the long term.
We have focused on the widest self care agenda, recognising the growing community and financial need for resources to reduce the reliance on expensive medical services, particularly for everyday health needs that have been relatively poorly managed by prescription medicines. Plant medicines could provide an important element in this resource and the Plant Medicine site is being re-modeled to fit that role and to integrate it with the new OurMedicine service being developed by our parent Sustaincare Community Interest Company
This website is being offered as a taster during the development phase.
