Alata, Hazem

Cameron, Rebecca

Duncan, Desiree

O\u27Hollaren, Kyle

Oska, Nicole

Vlachos, Kyriacos

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Wayne State University Patient Education Projects Patient Education 4-1-2023 Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba Medical Myth Kyriacos Vlachos Wayne State University School of Medicine, cq0256@wayne.edu Hazem Alata Wayne State University School of Medicine, gg9287@wayne.edu Nicole Oska Wayne State University School of Medicine, hi9025@wayne.edu Kyle O'Hollaren Wayne State University School of Medicine, hj2164@wayne.edu Rebecca Cameron Wayne State University School of Medicine, hm3344@wayne.edu See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/pat_edu_proj  Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Medical Education Commons, and the Public Health Commons Recommended Citation Vlachos, Kyriacos; Alata, Hazem; Oska, Nicole; O'Hollaren, Kyle; Cameron, Rebecca; and Duncan, Desiree, "Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba Medical Myth" (2023). Patient Education Projects. 578. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/pat_edu_proj/578 This Infographic is brought to you for free and open access by the Patient Education at DigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in Patient Education Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WayneState. Authors Kyriacos Vlachos, Hazem Alata, Nicole Oska, Kyle O'Hollaren, Rebecca Cameron, and Desiree Duncan This infographic is available at DigitalCommons@WayneState: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/pat_edu_proj/578 "Gingko Biloba is an effective treatment for cognitive impairment, hearing & memory loss!" Gingko Biloba is a tree extract native to China that has been widely promoted commercially to "treat cognitive impairment, improve hearing and memory loss." Experimental analysis of individuals with hearing loss  showed NO improvement upon treatments with Gingko BilobaThe efficacy and safety of Gingko Biloba has NOT been scientifically proven to treat cognitive impairment and hearing loss. Continuous commercialization of medicine with no strong scientific evidence to back up findings remains a challenge in Western medicine  Medical Myth?What is Gingko Biloba?Gingko Biloba = Medical Myth Mass commercialization of Gingko Biloba as an effectivemedical treatment is often money driven. Early trials that assess the affect of the tea tree extract on cognitive impairment utilized unsatisfactory methods and results were inconsistent and unreliable Blue 5 Duncan. D, O'Hollaren. K, Vlachos. K, Oska. N, Cameron. R, Alata. H  Koo JW, Chang MY, Yun SC, Kim TS, Kong SK, Chung JW, Goh EK. The efficacy and safety of systemic injection of Ginkgo biloba extract, EGb761, in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Sep;273(9):2433-41. doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3821-4. Epub 2015 Nov 11. PMID: 26559533. Birks J, Grimley Evans J. Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD003120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003120.pub3. PMID: 19160216. Zhan M, Sun L, Liu J, Zeng Z, Shen W, Li H, Wang Y, Han F, Shi J, Zeng X, Lu X, Zhang Y, Liao X. EGb in the Treatment for Patients with VCI: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2021 Aug 27;2021:8787684. doi: 10.1155/2021/8787684. PMID: 34504643; PMCID: PMC8422158.  Gingko Biloba:

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