An herb that is very popular as a treatment for dementia (a progressive brain dysfunction) and to improve thinking. Research demonstrates some support for the use of gingko for the following conditions: dementia and Alzheimer's disease, intermittent claudication, glaucoma, memory enhancement, macular degeneration, tinnitus, and Raynaud's [..]

The only specie of the genus Ginkgo, Family Ginkgoacea. It is the source of extracts of medicinal interest, especially Egb 761. Ginkgo may refer to the genus or species.