Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia
Birks J, Grimley Evans J
Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2009 (1), pp. CD003120
Methodology
Cochrane review of 36 randomized controlled trials of Ginkgo biloba for dementia and cognitive impairment, including language and fluency outcomes.
Key Findings
Evidence that ginkgo improves cognition, including verbal domains, was inconsistent and unreliable across trials.
Conclusions
Well-conducted review finds ginkgo benefit for verbal cognition unproven.
Limitations
Heterogeneous trials of variable quality.
Supplements Studied
Evidence that ginkgo improves cognition, including verbal domains, was inconsistent and unreliable across trials
Outcomes Measured
Evidence that ginkgo improves cognition, including verbal domains, was inconsistent and unreliable across trials
Study Details
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