Ginkgo biloba may prevent brain cell damage after a stroke
Date: 17.10.2008
Working with **genetically engineered mice**, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that daily doses of a standardized **extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree** can prevent or reduce brain damage after an induced stroke.
The scientists, in a report published in Stroke, say their work lends support to other evidence that ginkgo biloba triggers a cascade of events that neutralizes free radicals known to cause cell death.
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