Serenity Tinnitus Relief™ was formulated in a manner to provide those natural supplements that have been shown not only to help relieve the tinnitus itself, but also the stress, anxiety, and depression which may be associated with it. Much of the work dealing with the efficacy of herbal nutritional supplements is European in origin. In fact, the German Commission E is generally considered to be the definitive source of comprehensive information regarding the "reasonable certainty" of the safety and effectiveness of herbal therapy. The following material is informational in nature and is not to be construed as labeling or promotional information for Serenity Tinnitus Relief™.
Ginkgo Biloba
National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's web information page for Ginkgo is here.
The summaries of several studies as published on PubMed are quoted below:
The term EGb 761 is often used in studies of ginkgo biloba. "EGb 761 [Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761, Rokan, Tanakan, Tebonin] is a standardised extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves and has antioxidant properties as a free radical scavenger. A standardised extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves is a well defined product and contains approximately 24% flavone glycosides (primarily quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin) and 6% terpene lactones (2.8-3.4% ginkgolides A, B and C, and 2.6-3.2% bilobalide)." [Quoted from the abstract in Drugs R D, 2003;4(3):188-93].
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