Ginkgo biloba extract can provide a wide range of health benefits, including improving cognitive function.

1. Memory enhancement, dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Ginkgo biloba specific extracts may contribute to dementia, but more research is needed.

According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, "ginkgo is widely used in Europe to treat dementia." Doctors have started using it because they think it improves blood flow to the brain, but recent studies have shown that it can protect nerve cells from Alzheimer's disease.

2. Anxiety

Ginkgo may help relieve anxiety symptoms.

A study published in the Journal of psychiatric research found that people with generalized anxiety disorder who took Ginkgo biloba extract had better anxiety relief than those who took placebo.

3. Glaucoma

Glaucoma patients can change vision, they take 120 mg of Ginkgo biloba extract a day for 8 weeks. Some studies have also shown that Ginkgo biloba extract may also help patients with macular degeneration maintain vision for a long time.

4. Protect and enhance cognitive health

Ginkgo biloba extract can help prevent cognitive decline and increase brain function, especially in people with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or vascular problems caused by cerebral infarction (brain blood vessel loss).