Improve blood circulation with Ginkgo biloba

Botanical name: Ginkgo biloba
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Used parts: leaves
Main properties: improves tissue blood supply, inhibits platelet aggregation, is an arterial vasodilator
Therapeutic uses: Ginkgo biloba can be used to improve bloody supply in peripheral areas of the body, to activate cellular metabolism and in case of lack of concentration, confusion and mood disorders.

Ginkgo biloba is part of a group of plants dating back to the Mesozoic era and, therefore, it can be thought of as a real living fossil! It’s a tree of Chinese origin: in some countries it is hold sacred and is planted near temples. Ginkgo biloba can be up to 30 meters high, while its trunk diameter can reach up to 1 meter. Ginkgo biloba’s leaves contain flavonoids (0.5-1%), diterpenes (up to 0.5%) and sesquiterpenes lactones (0.4%) and are the plant’s drug. Ginkgo biloba’s diterpenes are known as ginkgolides A,B and C and, together with flavonoiods, they exert different actions on the body:
– An arterial vasodilatory and venous vasoconstrictive action
– A painkilling and anti-inflammatory effect
– The inhibition of platelet aggregation
– Peripheral areas tissue blood supply improvement
– Cerebral status disturbances improvement in terms of:
o Concentration improvement
o Improvement of confusional states
o Mood disorders improvement

WHAT DOES UNIKA SUGGESTS?

Unika has decided to include the extract of Ginkgo biloba in Navic to exploit this plant’s properties and improve the microcirculation of blood in the deep foot, in order to provide a valuable ally for horses in case of navicular syndrome, which severely affects their health.

Thanks to Ginkgo biloba, Navic is the perfect product to counteract the onset of navicular bone conditions (navicular syndrome) and is also addressed to all horses facing hard training or competitions and subjected to activities on hard surfaces. It is recommended to use Navic in horses affected by foot improper blood circulation, in horses with small feet (for they are subjected to a greater pressure than big ones) and in case of excessive heel trimming. Navic can also be a valuable ally in improving the blood circulation in the hoof in case of improper shoeing (deep digital flexor tendon hyperextension) or of penetrating wounds to the navicular bursa (infection). Navic does not include any source of simple or complex sugars, which could worsen laminitis (https://bit.ly/Navic_EN).