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New evidence : Extract of ginko biloba can reduce neuropathic pain
The extract of ginkgo biloba shows scientific evidence of effectiveness against a common and difficult to treat, type of pain, according to the animal data, as reported in the edition of Anesthesia and Analgesia, official journal of the International Organization of Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Dr. Yee Suk Kim and his colleagues of the Catholic University in Seoul, South Korea, conducted experiments on animals to assess the effectiveness of ginkgo against the neuropathic pain, a common problem associated with the pain of shingles, the injuries of limbs or diabetes.
Affected patients feel pain in response to stimuli safe as heat, cold or contact, in the experiments, neuropathic pain was treated with different doses of an extract of ginkgo biloba standardized or with a solution inactive, on responses to the cold and pressure. Read the rest of this entry »