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Ginkgo biloba

Unique tree species with fan-shaped leaves and medicinal uses

Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo, also known as the maidenhair tree, and often misspelled "gingko" is a species of gymnosperm tree native to East Asia. It is the last living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago. Fossils similar to the living species, belonging to the genus Ginkgo, extend back to the Middle Jurassic epoch about 170 million years ago. The tree was cultivated early in human history, remains commonly planted, and is widely regarded as a living fossil.

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  1. Effect of Leaves of Ginkgo biloba on Hair Regrowth in C3H Strain MiceYAKUGAKU ZASSHI · 1993 · 46 citations
  2. Application of medicinal plants in several dermatovenerological entitiesActa Pharmaceutica · 2019 · 34 citations
  3. Hair-growth promoting effect and anti-inflammatory mechanism of Ginkgo biloba polysaccharidesCarbohydrate Polymers · 2021 · 81 citations
  4. Extraction, purification, structural characterization, and bioactivities of Ginkgo biloba leave polysaccharides: A reviewInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 2024 · 20 citations
  5. Isoginkgetin, a natural biflavonoid from Ginkgo biloba, inhibits inflammatory response in endothelial cells via suppressing NF-κB activationActa Pharmacologica Sinica · 2025 · 4 citations
  6. Ginkgolide B and bilobalide promote the growth and increase β‐catenin expression in hair follicle dermal papilla cells of American minksBioFactors · 2019 · 19 citations
  7. γ-Aminobutyric acid promotes the inhibition of hair growth induced by chronic restraint stressLife Sciences · 2023 · 4 citations
  8. Pharmacological Insights into Medicinal Plants and Phytomolecules for the Management of Alopecia with Mechanistic Perspectives and Therapeutic PotentialCurrent Pharmaceutical Design · 2026
  9. Ginkgolide B-loaded detachable microneedles attenuate androgenetic alopecia by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress via the Nrf2/HO-1 pathwayFree Radical Biology and Medicine · 2026
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