Typically taken as a cognitive enhancer, ginkgo biloba also works as a powerful antioxidant and vasodilator, Ginkgo Biloba is also effective for cerebral vascular insufficiency, dementia, depression, Intermittent claudication, impotence, PMS(Pre-Menstrual Syndrome), and retinopathy. In fact, the European medical community has recognized Ginkgo Biloba as an effective compound in the treatment of cerebral insufficiency (poor blood flow to the brain), Recent studies in which Ginkgo Biloba demonstrated therapeutic effects in the treatment of dementia have even earned Ginkgo Biloba the approval of the German BGA for use in the treatment of dementia, as well as memory deficits, impaired concentration, depression, dizziness, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and headache, particularly when these are due to cerebral insufficiency