20th
November
2008
In a GEM of a study, another alternative treatment bites the dust
posted in - CAM watch, - Medical Updates, - Palmdoc |That’s the blurb from the Journal Watch commentary (free text) on yet another negative Ginkgo trial for the prevention of dementia: the Ginkgo Enhancement of Memory (GEM) study (DeKosky ST et al. Ginkgo biloba for prevention of dementia: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2008 Nov 19; 300:2253)
This randomised placebo controlled trial clearly shows that Ginkgo does not prevent dementia. Ginkgo can cause a bleeding tendency (and in fact one should not take Ginkgo if you are on blood thinners and indeed you should not consume it within a week of surgery) so it was interesting to note that there was a higher number of hemorrhagic strokes in the gingko group though it was not statistically significant.
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