Experiment 66888

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationLINGARDE,O: FORELAND,A: MAGNUSSON,A:. (2000). CAN WINTER DEPRESSION BE PREVENTED BY GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT? A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL.. 100(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA TOTAL OF 27 SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER PATIENTS WERE RANDOMIZED TO RECEIVE DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO OR BIO-BILOBA FOR 10 WKS OR UNTIL THEY DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS OF WINTER DEPRESSION. AN EXTENDED MONTGOMERY-ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE WAS COMPLETED BEFORE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TERMINATION OF MEDICATION. WE DID NOT FIND THAT GINKGO BILOBA WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYMPTOMS OF WINTER DEPRESSION. A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, EGB-761, WAS USED.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractACETONE EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES