Post by Onyxaeon on Dec 6, 2008 2:41:54 GMT -5
Ginkgo comes from trees that grow on the open plains. It possesses notched, fan-shaped leaves that turn yellow in fall. The seeds and leaves are used for lung problems. Extract from yellow leaves contains vitamins that strengthens blood vessels and reduces production of tissue-damaging 'free radicals' and tarpons (which reduce clump-forming blood platelets). It is said to improve brain efficiency and cellular energy. When ripe, the seeds give off a foul-smelling odor. Colonists also used Ginkgo to break ground and provide shelter for oak and pine seedlings.
