GINKGO AL 240 mg film-coated tablets, 60 pcs

Ginkgo AL - herbal support for memory and concentration

Our brain is constantly challenged to process new impressions and store information.From the age of 30 onwards, memory performance slowly declines; in 50 to 60 year olds, learning ability and concentration are exhausted much more quickly.The reason for this is that the mitochondria, which supply the nerve cells with energy, become weaker over the years.This slows down the transfer of information and makes it increasingly difficult to remember things or learn new things.

Just like the muscles, the brain can also be kept fit: even short units of memory training have a positive effect, and concentration and memory can also be supported with suitable medication. GINKGO AL contains an extract of Ginkgo Biloba leaves as an active ingredient, which can protect nerve cells from harmful influences and stabilize the function of messenger substances in the brain that influence memory and learning.

Herbal medicine

The Ginkgo Biloba tree, native to China and Japan, is considered a very special plant.It is extremely resilient and can live up to 1,000 years.Its fan-shaped leaves are not only used in poetry as a symbol of friendship and love, but because of their valuable ingredients they are also valued in medicine and are used in the form of carefully prepared dry extracts to treat declining ability to concentrate, learning difficulties in old age and mild dementia.

Ginkgo biloba extract can not only improve cerebral circulation and blood viscosity, thereby increasing oxygen and nutrient supply, but can also stabilize and improve the function of the inner mitochondrial membrane in nerve cells.A large part of the extract's positive effects on cognitive disorders can be attributed to this protective effect.

Area of application

GINKGO AL 240 mg film-coated tablets is a herbal medicine for improving age-related cognitive impairment and quality of life in mild dementia.

Mode of action

The preparation contains a dry extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves.

Active ingredients / ingredients / ingredients

GINKGO AL 240 mg film-coated tablets contains: 240 mg ginkgo leaf dry extract, (35-67:1), extractant: acetone 60% (m/m).Bilobalide, ginkgo flavonoid glycosides, ginkgolides A+B+C, ginkgolic acids, cellulose, microcrystalline excipient (+), croscarmellose, sodium salt excipient (+), 12,632 mg glucose syrup, spray-dried excipient (+), 316,528 mg lactose 1-water excipient (+), magnesium stearate (Ph.Eur.) [pflanzlich] excipient (+), Opadry II 85F 18422, white excipient (+), macrogol 3350 excipient (+), poly(vinyl alcohol) excipient (+), talc excipient (+), titanium dioxide excipient (+), iron (III) hydroxide oxide x-water excipient (+), silicon dioxide, highly disperse excipient (+).

Contraindications

The medicine must not be taken if you are allergic to Ginkgo biloba extract or any of the other ingredients of this medicine and during pregnancy.

Dosage

Recommended use of GINKGO AL 240 mg film-coated tablets: The film-coated tablets are taken orally.Do not take the tablets lying on your back.The tablets should be swallowed whole (not chewed) with liquid, preferably a glass of drinking water.It can be taken regardless of meals.The recommended dose for adults and elderly patients is 1 film-coated tablet twice daily.It should be taken twice daily, morning and evening.

Intake

The preparation should be taken orally.Do not take the tablets lying on your back.The tablets should be swallowed whole (not chewed) with liquid, preferably a glass of drinking water.It can be taken regardless of meals.

Patient information

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking the medicine: if you have a pathologically increased bleeding tendency (haemorrhagic diathesis), as well as if you are being treated with blood-thinning medication, if you are known to have a seizure disorder (epilepsy), if an operation is planned in the next 3 to 4 days, if you are taking efavirenz.Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if symptoms worsen with treatment.There is no relevant indication for children and adolescents.Your doctor will tell you whether your illness allows you to drive and use machines.There have been no adequate studies on the effects on the ability to drive and use machines.

Pregnancy

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.Since there is some evidence that preparations containing ginkgo could increase the risk of bleeding, this medicine must not be taken during pregnancy.This medicine should not be used during breastfeeding as there are no sufficient studies.It is not known whether the ingredients of the extract pass into breast milk.

Notes

No prescription is required for this product.Contains lactose and glucose.Please do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the pack or outer packaging.The expiry date refers to the last day of the specified month.

Regular exercise

Physical activity reduces the risk of dementia and promotes coordination and concentration.For people who are already affected, light strength training can help them to better control their balance, making it easier to avoid dangerous falls.

Memory training

Our brain can be trained just like our muscles.Just a few minutes of regular exercise can stimulate memory.Whether puzzles, quiz games or learning a language - the intellectual tasks should be as varied and fun as possible.

Maintain quality of life

Having dementia does not mean having to forego all the beautiful things in life.New scientific findings show that patients with dementia should continue to do what they previously enjoyed.This serves to stabilize and can slow down the progression of the disease.

Frequently asked questions & Answers

How long can you take GINKGO AL ?As is usual with herbal medicines, it may take some time before there is a noticeable improvement in symptoms.Treatment with GINKGO AL should therefore last at least 8 weeks.If the symptoms have not improved after 3 months, the treating doctor should check whether treatment should be continued.

How do you recognize the onset of dementia?The signs can vary depending on the personality and living circumstances of the person affected.Increased attention is required if everyday objects are frequently misplaced, the affected person gets lost on familiar paths or there is an increased difficulty in finding words.Out of shame and fear, those affected usually try to cover up their mistakes.The higher the level of education, the longer the signs can be hidden.If you notice any deficits in yourself, please see your family doctor as soon as possible.The earlier the disease is detected, the easier it is to treat.

Is dementia curable?Despite intensive research, dementia-related diseases such as Alzheimer's dementia cannot be cured.Dementia is a chronic, progressive brain disease in which certain mental abilities such as orientation, language and memory are gradually lost.Even if the brain changes are not reversible, they can be slowed down significantly with drug and non-drug therapies.