ginkgo

[Jeff Blackadar]

The Ginkgo's leaves are used for the extract.
Is it possible that you are thinking or ginseng when you mentioned
that the root is used?


Rcjohnsen <rcjohnsen at aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990723135501.26084.00000582 at ng-fp1.aol.com...
> << Subject: ginkgo
> From: Bob Weber bobweber at loop.com
> Date: Thu, 22 July 1999 08:12 PM EDT
> Message-id: <3797B385.2F8A at loop.com>
>
> Does anyone know what part of the ginkgo is harvested for the now very
> popular drug?  Someone told me it was the root of the tree, but others
> have said it comes from the leaf. >>
>
> The plant is grown mainly for its root from which extracts are
made-powders
> made into pill form.  etc.
>
> Roger J.
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