Root out Dementia

Ginkgo biloba, the Chinese herb, may help increase blood flow to the brain and facilitate the delivery of nutrients and oxygen and boost overall brain function. Now Italian researchers have shown that ginkgo that works just as well as donepezil, one of the most popular drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s related dementia. In a double blind, placebo controlled study, patients with mild to moderate dementia were given daily does of either 160mg of ginkgo, 5mg of donepezil, or a placebo. After 24 weeks, the researchers concluded that ginkgo was clinically comparable in efficacy to the drug. Thus a herb can help a lot in curing some disease.