A daily dose of the herbal remedy gingko biloba may help prevent brain damage after stroke, new research suggests.
The findings, published online in the medical journal Stroke, have been shown only in mice, but researchers say the studies support theories that ginkgo biloba may be a useful treatment for stroke patients.
“It’s still a large leap from rodent brains to human brains, but these results strongly suggest that further research into the protective effects of ginkgo is warranted,” said lead researcher Sylvain Doré, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, in a press release. “If further work confirms what we’ve seen, we could theoretically recommend a daily regimen of ginkgo to people at high risk of stroke as a preventive measure against brain damage.”
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