Ginkgo Biloba

532pp  ISBN 9057024888      £110.00

A present and up-to-date overview of this particular genus, the contents of this volume include a history of its use, biotechnology, extraction of ginkgo leaves and extensive coverage of the ginkolides; their discovery, biosynthesis, chemical analysis, clinical use and pharmacological activity. Other important constituents are also given attention.

This book gives a timely overview of this economically and medicinally highly important species and will be of interest to everyone involved in medicinal plant research and drug development.

Contents

• 1. The Evolution, Ecology, and Cultivation of Ginkgo biloba
• 2. Gingko biloba L.: Aspects of the Systematical and Applied Botany
• 3. Lignification of Xylem Cell Walls of Gingko biloba
• 4. Cultivation of Gingko biloba on a Large Scale
• 5. Plant Cell Biotechnology of Gingko
• 6. Gingko biloba - Large Scale Extraction and Processing
• 7. Chemical Constituents of Gingko biloba
• 8. A Personal Account of the Early Ginkgolide Structural Studies
• 9. Chemical Analysis of Ginkgo Terpene Trilactones
• 10. The Analysis of Ginkgo Flavonoids
• 11. Occurrence and Analysis of Alkyl Phenols in Gingko biloba
• 12. Occurrence and Analysis of Ginkgo Polyprenols
• 13. Considerations in the Development of the U.S. Pharmacopeia's Monograph on Gingko biloba L.
• 14. Industrial Quality Control of Ginkgo Products
• 15. History, Development and Constituents of EGb 761
• 16. In Vitro Studies of the Pharmacological and Biochemical Activities of Gingko biloba Extract (EGb 761) and its Constituents
• 17. In Vivo Studies of the Pharmacological and Biochemical Activities of Gingko biloba Extract (EGb 761) and its Constituents
• 18. The Neuroprotective Properties of Ginkgo Extracts
• 19. Ginkgo biloba Extracts for the Treatment of Cerebral Insufficiency and Dementia
• 20. Clinical Uses of Ginkgo biloba Extract in the Field of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD)
• 21. Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba Special Extracts - Evidence from Randomized Clinical Trials
• 22. Adverse Effects and Toxicity of Ginkgo Extracts
• 23. Food Poisoning by Ginkgo Seeds: The Role of 4-O-Methylpyridoxine
• 24. Homeopathic Uses of Ginkgo biloba
• 25. Cosmetical Uses of Ginkgo Extracts and Constituents
• 27. The Marketing and Economic Aspects of Ginkgo biloba Products
• 28. The Gingko, Past, Present and Future