Ginkgo biloba may help tribe with m...

Ginkgo biloba may help tribe with multiple sclerosis (MS), an April 2002 research reported.

"We institute that ginkgo, in doses of 240 milligrams a day, may exhibit to a beneficial effect on attention, memory and functioning in patients with mild MS" said Dr Jody Corey-Bloom of the University of California-San Diego, which escorted the study.

About 50 percent of Americans with M experience moot points with concentration, abstract reasoning and memory, Corey-Bloom says.

Chinese medicine has recognized gingko's brain-beneficial properties for thousands of years, while Western studies have shown ginkgo can also benefit victims of Alzheimer's disease and strokes

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