What are the health benefits of Ginkgo biloba extract?

Ginkgo biloba, a plant in the Quaternary glacial period of the Cenozoic era, has existed for 150 million years on the earth, and its life span ranks first among all plants Since German scientists discovered that Ginkgo biloba contains cholesterol lowering medicinal ingredients in 1966, many scientists have found medicinal ingredients in Ginkgo biloba Clinical use has proved that these ingredients have significant efficacy in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, myocardial infarction, thrombus, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, eye disease, etc Therefore, Ginkgo biloba preparation has been recognized as a rapidly growing international market Today, it is the first choice for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases The sales volume of Ginkgo biloba products in the United States is 2 billion US dollars, and the annual sales volume of health products made of Ginkgo biloba extract in the European market is 190 million US dollars The health care function of ginkgo products has been recognized and accepted by consumers all over the world Not long ago, the State Food and Drug Administration found in the flight inspection that some enterprises changed the extraction process of Ginkgo biloba leaves without authorization, using 3% hydrochloric acid instead of ethanol to prepare Ginkgo biloba extract Some enterprises have not yet purchased the illegal Ginkgo biloba extract for the production of Ginkgo biloba leaves from unqualified enterprises, and sold the purchased extract to other drug manufacturers, forging Raw material purchase account and production inspection record, etc., all of which cause certain problems to products and enterprises with Ginkgo biloba extract as raw material, and bring potential problems to the market and consumers For this reason, the reporter of science and technology daily interviewed Professor Sun Zhengli, who is known as "the first person of Ginkgo biloba in China", and asked him to make a detailed introduction on the scientific extraction method and health care function of Ginkgo biloba extract Ginkgo biloba extract is widely used In 1986, Professor Sun Qiaoli, then the chief pharmacist of China Union Medical University, visited Italy, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland and other five countries together with several famous Chinese herbal medicine experts under the encouragement of Xiao Peigen, a world-famous botanist and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and attended the "International Conference on medicinal plant development" held in Rome, Italy During his visit to Germany, Professor Sun Guoli found that Ginkgo biloba extract had been widely used in the clinical treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Germany at that time, and achieved very good results As a researcher who has been engaged in the research and development of natural drugs for many years, Professor Sun Guoli, with his unique sensitivity, realized that if this extraction technology is applied to China, relying on the rich resources of Ginkgo biloba leaf production in China accounting for nearly 70% of the world's total output, the market prospect will certainly be promising for the huge population of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Since Germany can do it, so can we Chinese So Professor Sun Guoli began to study Ginkgo biloba deeply According to most of the conventional treatment methods for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, he found that the traditional treatment method of reducing blood pressure and blood fat by a single way needs to go through the decomposition of liver and kidney, with low absorption rate, slow effect, damage to organ function and other adverse consequences Therefore, through the formation of its etiology, from the treatment and analysis of pharmacological components, Professor Sun Guoli found that the nutritional components of Ginkgo biloba extract, flavonoids and ginkgolides, can solve the above problems In the national collection of Chinese herbal medicines, there are exact records of the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba leaves, "it has the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, mainly treating arteriosclerotic coronary heart disease, reducing blood lipid, etc." It is rare for US pharmacopoeia to include Ginkgo biloba in 2000 edition, which shows that the medical value of Ginkgo biloba has been recognized In the same year, Ginkgo biloba was officially included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as a Chinese legal medicine, which clearly pointed out that "Ginkgo biloba is sweet, bitter, astringent, and flat in nature, and it is used for lung deficiency, cough and asthma, coronary heart disease, heart wringing pain, and hyperlipidemia" In his research, Professor Sun Jieli found that ginkgolide has unique physiological function and therapeutic value, and is the strongest antagonist of platelet activating factor (PAF) related to various diseases The flavonoids in Ginkgo biloba can reduce serum cholesterol, activate arteries, veins and microvessels, relax smooth muscle, relieve muscle spasm and enhance immune function Ginkgo biloba leaf is not only a health product but also a medicine This multifunctional feature, which integrates nutrition, health care and disease prevention, is incomparable with other common medicinal plants It is in this case that Professor Sun has finally developed the ginkgo leaf oral liquid, which is mainly composed of ginkgo leaf and supplemented with the nutrients of Ningxia wolfberry Industrialization promotes market development at home and abroad With the first product successfully developed by Professor Sun Guoli, the American ginseng royal jelly oral liquid, Beijing ruicao Biotechnology Co., Ltd adapts to the needs of the international market, first sells this product overseas, overnight swept Malaysia, and won the praise of Badawi, then Prime Minister of Malaysia The product also won the gold medal of Brazil bee products Expo in 1989 。 In the nearly 30 years since then, it has been exported to Malaysia, Brazil, the United States, Europe and other countries and regions It has also become one of the few health product manufacturers in China that can go to the international market Nowadays, ginkgo products are well known by the public step by step, witnessing the great progress in the research and development of ginkgo products in China Ginkgo products have gradually shown a trend of diversified development, including pills, tablets, needles, capsules and so on, so that some patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can obtain greater benefits As the first brand engaged in Ginkgo biloba extract products, ruicao Ginkgo biloba oral liquid has played a very important role in promoting the development of domestic and foreign markets, so that more people have a deep understanding of Ginkgo preparation products The reporter learned that all the products of ruicao Ginkgo biloba oral liquid were produced in the 100000 level workshop in the clean area, and passed the GMP standard certification, which not only has the health care function of general ginkgo preparations, but also has the effect of "hypoxia resistance" By expanding microvasculature, improving the role of tissue microcirculation and adjusting the oxygen content in the blood, the symptoms of hypoxia in sub-health population can be improved from the microcirculation level Emphasizing the responsibility of enterprises to the society For the recent use of illegal addition of Ginkgo biloba extract, Professor Sun Guoli pointed out that "the treatment and health care function of Ginkgo biloba extract on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is accurate, but the production and processing enterprises can't be mercenary, change the production process at will, and replace ethanol with hydrochloric acid, which is harmful to people's health All the production enterprises must strictly abide by the national regulations on the use of Ginkgo biloba extract The standards specified in Pharmacopoeia of the family (2010 and 2015) shall be implemented " He stressed that enterprises should be more socially responsible, and at the same time of serving the market, they should be responsible for the society In recent years, the brand of ruicao has also increased its domestic development, First, relying on the strong technical support of the Institute of medicinal plants of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing ruicao Biotechnology Co., Ltd was established, which successfully launched the oral liquid of American ginseng royal jelly, ruicao ginkgo leaf oral liquid, ruicao assisted hypoglycemic capsule, Ganoderma lucidum broken spore powder and other products, all of which have achieved very good sales performance At the same time, in order to ensure the quality of products and meet the growing needs of the market, we have established our own exclusive GMP level standardized production base in Xinchang, Zhejiang Province In the future, the output demand of Ginkgo biloba extract will further increase Professor Sun Zhenguo called for more in-depth services as China's aging degree increases He hoped that more enterprises, like ruicao, would be down-to-earth in the production of high-quality products, adhere to the principle of science and technology, branding and long-term development, take the road of sustainable development, become a conscience health enterprise recognized by the people, and welcome a new round of high-speed growth period of Ginkgo biloba extract industry.