[Extract of Ginkgo biloba in glaucoma]

Oftalmologia. 2011;55(1):27-9.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

Protective and curative effects of the ginkgo biloba extract are known for a long time and confirmed the practical reality. Its main benefit is due to its antioxidant properties, manifested by activation of free radicals by flavonoids contained in gingko by binding free radicals.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Ginkgo biloba*
  • Glaucoma / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Flavonoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Terpenes