Experiment 394718
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Ginkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE) |
| Citation | CLAUSSEN,CF: KIRTANE,MV:. (1985). RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT ON DIZZINESS AND UNSTEADY GAIT IN THE ELDERLY.. 1985() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF GINKGO BILOBA WAS EVALUATED IN A DOUBLE BLIND TRAIL VERUS PLACEBO BY MEAN OF CRANIO-CORPOGRAPHY(CCG) AND DIRECT QUESTIONING OF 33 ELDERLY PATIENTS (17 MALES, AGED 51-71 YEARS, MEAN AGE 59.1 + 5.0 YEARS; 16 FEMALES, AGED 50-59 YEARS, MEAN AGE 59.2+2.8 YEARS) WITH EXISTING SYMPTOMS OF VERTIGO AND ATAZIA. CGG WAS CARRIED OUT BEFORE BEGINNING OF THE TREATMENT, AND AFTER 6 WEEKS AND 12 WEEKS OF TREATMENT WITH 120 MG/DAY OF GINKGO EXTRACT OR 3 DRAGEES OF PLACEBO PER DAY. WITH THE GINKGO BILOBA TREATMENT, THE CCG SHOWED A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE LATERAL SWAY AMPLITUDE IN THE "STEPPING ON THE SPOT" TEST (BY UNTER-BERGER). ON DIRECT QUESTIONING, 20% OF THE PATIENTS IN THE PLACEBO GROUP AND 50% OF THE PATIENTS IN THE GINKGO BILOBA GROUP REPORTED ON A SUBJECTIVE DECREASE OF THEIR VERTIGO SYMPTOMS. EGB-761 WAS USED. NO SIDE EFFECTS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE WHOLE COURSE OF TREATMENT. |
| Dose amount | 120.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ETOH(100%)EXT |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |