STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Studies suggest that ginkgo biloba supplements can reduce symptoms of anxiety, improve glaucoma and boost blood flow in conditions like Raynaud’s syndrome and erectile dysfunction
- Ginkgo biloba is the world’s oldest living tree and some trees in China are said to be 2,500 years old
- Ginkgo survived the dinosaur extinction and one tree survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
- Ginkgo trees are so hardy they could theoretically live forever and only die from specific threats to them like drought or pests, not old age
- Scientists believe the continuous growth of the ginkgo’s cambial cells enable it to escape senescence and death