Ginkgo powerfully stimulates the vast network of blood vessels that deliver blood and oxygen throughout the body. Because it even increases blood flow to the brain, it is one of the best natural medicinals for age-related disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, senility, and memory loss, as well as depression. Ginkgo has long been used to rev up a sluggish circulatory system, as well as to treat heart and kidney disorders. Gingko is even considered helpful against asthma and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
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The ginkgo tree grows to a height of 100 to 125 feet and its trunk can be as large as 3 or 4 feet in diameter. Ginkgo trees can live as long as 1,000 years and have short, horizontal branches that put forth short shoots. Each shoot bears fan-shaped leaves, in which the medicinal properties are stored. This odd tree bears a nasty- smelling inedible fruit with a tasty almond-shaped inner seed. The seeds are edible and are sold in marketplaces all over Asia. (more…)
