Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) is a kind of product with the leaves of Ginkgo biloba L. as raw materials,
using appropriate solvents to extract and enrich the effective components. The main components are flavonoids and terpene lactones. Various preparations made with GBE as raw materials are widely used in drugs, health products, food additives, functional beverages, cosmetics and other fields. This product is one of the most successful cases of Botanical Medicine (belonging to traditional Chinese Medicine) developed by modern science and technology. It is included in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, American Pharmacopoeia and European Pharmacopoeia.
Medicinal Value and Uses of Ginkgo Biloba Extract
The medicinal value and uses of Ginkgo biloba extract are very extensive. Using advanced technology, technology and equipment, through further extraction, separation and purification, its pharmacological effect is more obvious. In addition to significantly antagonizing the PAF receptor, it can also play a role in anti-inflammatory, anti allergy, vasodilation, protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, improving peripheral blood circulation, reducing serum cholesterol and assisting anti-cancer. It can be widely used in the prevention, treatment and health care of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, neurological and other diseases.
It is understood that CFDA has approved dozens of dosage forms of Ginkgo biloba extract, which are produced by domestic manufacturers, including Ginkgo biloba leaves, capsules, granules, soft capsules, dispersible tablets, pills, tinctures, drops, oral liquid, Ginkgo biloba extract injection, etc.
Effects of Ginkgo Biloba Extract
1. Effect on cardiovascular system
Ginkgo biloba extract can inhibit the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in normal human serum, so as to inhibit the contraction of arterioles, expand blood vessels and increase blood flow.
2. Effect on central nervous system
Ginkgo biloba extract affects the endocrine system and the interaction between the immune system and central nervous system by inhibiting the effect of PAF.
3. Effect on digestive system
Ginkgo biloba extract can significantly improve gastric and intestinal ulcers induced by PAF and endotoxin, and partially inhibit the damage of ethanol to the stomach.
4. Effect on respiratory system
The ethanol extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves has a direct relaxation effect on tracheal smooth muscle.
5. Anti aging effect
Ginkgo biloba biflavones, isoginkgo biloba biflavones, Ginkgo biloba and quercetin in Ginkgo biloba leaves can inhibit lipid peroxidation, especially quercetin has stronger inhibitory activity.
6. Role in transplantation rejection and other immune responses
Ginkgo biloba extract can prolong the survival time of skin transplantation, heterotopic heart xenotransplantation and orthotopic liver xenotransplantation.
7. Antitumor effect
The crude extract of green leaves of Ginkgo biloba, that is, the fat soluble part, can inhibit EB virus, and heptadecane salicylic acid and ginkgo xanthin have strong inhibitory activities.
8. Antioxidation
Ginkgo biloba extract can directly remove lipid free radicals, lipid peroxidation free radicals and alkane free radicals, and terminate the chain reaction of free radicals.
Post time: Apr-27-2022