Ginko Biloba is believed to promote healthy neurological and circulatory function. It achieves this by reducing the stickiness of platelets via ginkgo biloba glycosides. Ginkgo Biloba thus promotes blood flow to the muscles and the brain.
It is a component of the Jim Stoppani Nitric Oxide stack described in the index entry for Horny Goat Weed, which may be useful in applying telomerase activation to the vascular endothelium, as well as for bodybuilding.
Ginkgo Biloba and Ginkgolides upregulate HIF-1 expression (Li Z, Ya K, Xiao-Mei W, et.al, 2008). The HIF-1 transcription factor (also upregulated by exercise, diosgenin from Fenugreek or Wild Yam) upregulates hTERT mRNA expression.
Ginsenoside Rh1 was investigated as a small molecule telomerase activator by Geron.
Ginsenoside Rh2 is a small molecule telomerase inhibitor.
Perhaps a telomerase-activation procedure based on ginsenosides could be specified using Solaray Korean Ginseng Extract, 535 mg extract/capsule, 26 mg ginsensides/capsule, Rg1/Rg2 ratio = 0.5.
Korean Red Ginseng Extract is a telomerase inhibitor that decreases telomerase activity in leukemia cells. Ginseng is sometimes tagged as an adaptogen. Panax Ginseng extract has an anticancer effect on cancers induced with benzopyrene, as in smoking.
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Gingko lengthens rats’ lifespan