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Article: Going With Ginkgo TO ENHANCE IMMUNE FUNCTION.
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- Vibrant Life
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Ginkgo biloba is one of the most popular herbal medicines in the U.S. today. Ginkgo biloba, also known as ginkgo, fossil tree, or maidenhair tree, is indigenous to China, but the ginkgo trees are now grown commercially in South Carolina. The trees can live for hundreds of years and grow to about 120 feet in height. Since the trees are resistant to harmful insects and microorganisms, it is no surprise to hear about ginkgo trees that are more than 1,000 years old growing in China and Korea. The trees grow well on college campuses, in arboretums, as well as in large cities as ornamental trees.
The fleshy plumlike seeds of the ginkgo tree are light green or yellow in ...