Ginkgo biloba, also known as Maidenhair, has been traced back nearly 300 million years making it the oldest surviving tree species on earth. The Chinese have used the plant medicinally for eons. The Chinese treasured the ginkgo tree first for its food, considering the nuts (seed kernels) a delicacy. The first known use of ginkgo as a medicinal plant dates to 2800 b.c. Early on, ginkgo was thought to increase longevity and stamina largely because the tree itself was so hardy. (As a 20th-century testament to its hardiness, the only tree to survive the atomic blast in Hiroshima was a ginkgo that sprouted from its base after its trunk was completely destroyed.) The Chinese also used the seeds to treat venereal disease, asthma, lung congestion, diarrhea and impaired hearing. In the past half century, ginkgo has been extensively researched in Europe as a treatment for memory loss, dementia, stroke, asthma and tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Ginkgo biloba (which goes by the scientific name Salisburia adiantifolia) is a natural extract derived from the leaf of the Chinese ginkgo tree, also called the maidenhair tree. EGb761 and GBE are the scientific terms for standardized extract of the green ginkgobiloba plant, which is often noted for its cerebral-enhancing effects.

1. Increases concentration

2. Reduce risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease

3. Help fight anxiety and depression

4. Fights symptoms of PMS

5. Helps maintain vision and eye health

6. Helps prevent or treat ADHD

7. Improves libido

8. Helps treat headaches and migraines

9. Lowers symptoms of asthma

10. Helps heal hemorrhoids

11. Fights fibromyalgia