Effects of Ginkgo biloba on alertness and chemosensory function in healthy adults

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-90

  Mattes, Richard D ^a   Pawlik, M Kate ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alertness; Ginkgo biloba; Human; Smell; Taste

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NERVE CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMELLING; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 1542620765     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.562     Document Type: Article

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