Ingredient Overview
Ginkgo is recognised by its distinctive fan-shaped leaves and long history of cultivation in East Asia. The leaves provide flavone glycosides and terpene lactones for standardised extracts.
The unusual fan-shaped leaf is the raw material for this extract. Its composition includes more than one constituent family, with flavone glycosides and terpene lactones receiving particular attention. This leaf chemistry supplies the context for contemporary ginkgo ingredients alongside the tree’s long cultural history.