Ginkgo biloba is not a smart drug: an updated systematic review of randomised clinical trials testing the nootropic effects of G. biloba extracts in healthy people

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2009
CRD SUMMARY: This review assessed whether Ginkgo biloba enhanced cognitive function in healthy participants. The authors concluded that there was no convincing evidence that Ginkgo biloba had a positive effect on any aspect of cognitive performance in healthy people under the age of 60. The review had some methodological limitations, but the conclusions reflected the evidence and are likely to be reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: 1aa771900ecbcff2104405986ec520dff148ff01
First added on: Jun 07, 2012