Posted by bluedog on December 9, 2002, at 2:14:13
In reply to Ginkgo cortisol, posted by linkadge on December 8, 2002, at 16:32:23
> A few studies suggest that ginko can significantly reduce exsessive cortisol,
> hence the anxiolitic effects. Anyone have
> experience? I am calmer than usual for exam
> times.
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> Linkadge
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> http://www.bentham.org/cdt1-1/defeudis/defeudis.htm
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> http://www.bentham.org/cdt1-1/defeudis/DeFeudis%20-%20Fig6-JPEG.html
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> http://www.bentham.org/cdt1-1/defeudis/DeFeudis%20-%20Fig5-JPEG.html
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LinkadgeI DO hope you realise that with all this information about Ginkgo that your throwing my way including your previous thread on this substance ( see http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021127/msgs/130105.html ) that I am slowly but surely coming to the view that I MUST start taking this substance again!!
Damn you your going to cost me money{ :) :) :) }
By the way, does anyone know if it is more beneficial to take one larger dose of Ginkgo per day or is it better to spread the dose out say into 2 or 3 smaller doses each day? Or is it really a matter of personal preference and it make no therapeutic difference how you spread out your dose(s)?
The reason I ask this question is because some substances are constantly required by your body , but supplements are either very quickly used up or alternatively the body cannot utilise one large dose all at once (eg vitamin C and Alpha Lipoic Acid) and to obtain maximum benefit from these supplements you need to split the doses into smaller portions throughout the day!!
The only thing I do know is that to get real benefit from Ginkgo Biloba supplements you need to be taking a therapeutic dose as demonstrated in numerous clinical trials (especially in trials to demonstrate the memory enhancing properties of Ginkgo in the elderly) I believe the therapeutic dose to be as follows:
Therapeutic dose = 120mg of standardised ginkgo biloba extract (corresponds to approx 30mg of ginkgo flavonglycosides).
regards
bluedog
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