Experiment 874485

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationBAUER,U:. (1986). GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT IN THE TREATMENT OF LOWER LIMB ARTERITIS. A SIXTY-WEEK TRIAL.. 15(31)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHIRTY-SIX PATIENTS WITH ARTERITIS WERE TREATED WITH GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT FOR 65 WEEKS. FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE TREATMENT PERIOD, THESE PATIENTS PARTICIPATED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED COMPARISON WITH 35 WELL MATCHED PATIENTS TAKING PLACEBO. SUBSEQUENTLY, THOSE PATIENTS TAKING GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT WERE GIVEN THE OPTION TO CONTINUE TREATMENT ON AN OPEN BASIS WITH FOLLOW-UP AT REGULAR 3-MONTH INTERVALS. GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT THREAPY GAVE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER PAIN RELIEF AND WALKING TOLERANCE THAN THE PLECEBO AFTER 6 MONTHS OF TREATMENT AND THIS IMPROVEMENT CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE STUDY. THIS SYMPTOMATIC AND MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT WAS COMBINED WITH EXCELLENT TOLERANCE OF THE DRUG.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractETOH(95%)EXT