Experiment 949707

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationRAI,GS: SHOVLIN,C: WESNES,KA:. (1991). A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY OF GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT ('TANAKAN') IN ELDERLY OUT-PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE MEMORY IMPAIRMENT.. 12(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease31 PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE IMPAIRMENT IN MEMORY DUE TO ORGANIC CAUSES OF AT LEAST 3 MONTHS DURATION WERE ENTERED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY. GIVEN DOSE OF EXTRACT WAS TAKEN 3X DAILY FOR 24 WEEKS AFTER WHICH, COMPARED TO BASELINE RESULTS, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE DIGIT COPYING SUB-TEST OF THE KENDRICK BATTERY AND IN MEDIAN SPEED OF RESPONSE ON A CLASSIFICATION TASK. HOWEVER, THERE APPEARED TO BE A DISIMPROVEMENT IN A DIGIT RECALL TASK.
Dose amount40.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractTYPE EXT NOT STATED