Are there authorised health claims for Ginkgo Biloba?

No authorised health claim has been approved for Ginkgo Biloba under EU or GB law. We describe it simply: what it is, where it comes from, how much is in the formula and what published research has and has not established.

Botanical

Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo biloba extract is made from the leaf of the ginkgo tree, the last surviving species of an ancient plant order. Standardised extracts are characterised by flavone glycosides and terpene lactones, and are deliberately restricted in ginkgolic acid.

Honest information about Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba is included in our formulas as a botanical ingredient with traditional wellness heritage. No authorised health claim has been approved for it under EU or GB law, so we share only its identity, origin, dose and documented history — never implied benefits.

Claims held “on hold” pending evaluation are treated here as unauthorised. We will not imply an effect through images, testimonials or suggestive wording either.

Wording we never use for Ginkgo Biloba

supports · improves · boosts · reduces · treats · prevents · balances · detoxes · protects

Forms

Forms and what appears on a label

The reference specification is 24% flavone glycosides and 6% terpene lactones, with ginkgolic acids limited to under 5 ppm. Unstandardised leaf powder does not meet that specification.

Sourcing

Where it comes from

Leaves of the Ginkgo biloba tree.

In our formulas

Dose and how we use it

Included in Cognitive Vitality for focus and memory support.

Best taken consistently over several weeks to observe effects on focus.

Exact amounts per daily portion are declared on every product label and on each product page.

History

Documented traditional use

Ginkgo leaf preparations have documented use in Chinese practice, and standardised extracts have been used in European clinical practice since the 1960s.

Recorded as history. A record of traditional use is not evidence of an effect and is not a health claim.

Evidence

What research has — and has not — established

Ginkgo is one of the most trialled botanicals, including the large GEM and GuidAge studies, which did not show that it prevented cognitive decline. Results across cognition and circulation trials are inconsistent. No EU or GB health claim is authorised.

Safety

Cautions and interactions

Not for use in pregnancy or breastfeeding. Do not use with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines, or before surgery, without medical advice. Seek advice if you have epilepsy.

Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the recommended daily portion. Keep out of reach of young children.

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