Papers/PMID:28933745
Effects of Six-Week Ginkgo biloba Supplementation on Aerobic Performance, Blood Pro/Antioxidant Balance, and Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Physically Active Men.
Nutrients2017The record
1 finding drawn from this paper, on 1 compound across 1 endpoint, 1 of them null.
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
Ginkgo biloba — no detected effect on superoxide dismutase activity
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence, limited replication or design limits.FindingNull result“The activities of SOD and CAT were not significantly affected by supplementation with Ginkgo biloba extract, although SOD activities recorded in both groups at rest and post-exercise were slightly higher compared to the corresponding baseline values.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Six-Week Ginkgo biloba Supplementation on Aerobic Performance, Blood Pro/Antioxidant Balance, and Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Physically Active Men.. - Study
- RCT
- Participants
- 18
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Dose
- 160 mg/day (two 80 mg capsules once daily after breakfast) for six weeks
- Population
- healthy physically active young men, physical education students, aged 20-24 years