Experiment 874482
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Ginkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE) |
| Citation | LEBUISSON,DA: LEROY,L: RIGAL,G:. (1986). TREATMENT OF SENILE MACULAR DEGENERATION WITH GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT. A PRELIMINARY DOUBLE-BLIND, DRUG VERSUS PLACEBO STUDY.. 15(31) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | SENILE MAACULAR DEGENERATION IS A FREQUENT CAUSE OF BLINDNESS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO SATISFACTORY MEDICAL TREATMENT. A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY COMPARING GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT WITH A PLACEBO WAS CONDUCTED IN 10 OUT-PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL FOCH. DRUG EFFECTIVENESS WAS ASSESSED ON THE RESULTS OF FUNDOSCOPY AND OF MEASUREMENTS OF VISUAL ACUITY AND VISUAL FIELD. IN SPITE OF THE SMALL POPULATION SAMPLE, A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN LONG DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY WAS OBSERVED AFTER TREATMENT WITH GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT. THE ASSUMED PATHOGENESIS OF SENILE MACULAR DEGENERATION IS DISCUSSED WITH EMPHASIS ON FREE OXYGENATED RADICALS. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ETOH(95%)EXT |