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Please consider this 2022 study " "Reducing toxic constituents of ginkgolic acid content and improving bioactive flavonoid content from Ginkgo biloba leaves by high‐temperature pretreatment processing" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9922130/ Abstract "High-temperature pretreatment was developed in this article to remove the main toxic constituents of ginkgolic acids (GAs) from Ginkgo biloba leaves (GBLs) and improve the bioactive flavonoid content by water extraction...."

2022 published research says first bake the whole leaves at 177 C / 350 F for 1 hour - then reduce to powder and mix 56 parts water and 1 part baked leave powder, 56:1 (ml/g), and simmer at 96 C / 205 F for 3.5 hours. my note: This could then be poured through a coffee filter and consumed as tea or the liquid put in the soup pot? Commercial practice would filter and then dehydrate to create a dry powder. edited here: Thank You Mara for your correction. I do not know if additional extraction with ethanol of what would remain in the coffee filter would additionally extract beneficial compounds.

"Dried G. biloba leaves of 4.0 g were heated in the drying oven at different high temperatures for 1 h. Then, the leaves were separately grounded into powders, followed by sieving through a 60 mesh screen of 0.25 mm to control the particle size. The powders were extracted with water at different liquid‐to‐solid ratios for 3.5 h at different extraction temperatures."

"According to the analysis of the response surface, the optimum condition was obtained: pretreatment temperature, 177.4°C; liquid‐to‐solid ratio, 56:1 (ml/g); and (my note: water) extraction temperature, 95.8°C"

"The high‐temperature pretreatment process used in this article is economical and easy to operate. And, most important of all, the content of toxic constituents of GAs in G. biloba leaves decreased very significantly after pretreatment. The new method could reduce the content of toxic GAs to the limit of Chinese Pharmacopeia (2020) and Europe Pharmacopeia 9.0 (2011), so the subsequent processing to remove GAs was not needed, which will greatly reduce production costs and environmental pollution. Meanwhile, the content of flavonoids was greatly improved and the antioxidant activities were not affected using the new method."

"Moreover, in the Chinese traditional tea industry, G. biloba leaf tea was usually pretreated by stir frying at a certain temperature to make it safe to drink. That is, the toxic components of G. biloba leaf tea could be removed after stir frying, which is coincided with the method of high‐temperature pretreatment used in this study. Thus, our study could lay a solid scientific basis on this traditional process."

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In the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacopeia, it is the ginkgo NUT that is used medicinally and not the leaves. Many people mix this up on a regular basis. The nuts have a significant amount of ginkgolic acid and are known to be toxic. The leaves were not used in TCM, but rather it's a modern usage, beginning with the European nutriceutical industry to use a 50:1 leaf extract of Ginkgo flavonol glycosides and terpene lactones for cognitive enhancement and circulation issues. The question then arises: Is ginkgolic acid a widespread problem in Ginkgo Biloba extract supplements? Is there a definitive consensus on this? Do studies mix in Ginkgo nut studies as well?

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The ginkgo tree the city planted next to the street in front of my house does not bear nuts so I have never looked for that science. When they planted it I did wonder "Is this a sign?"

How would you know what is in Ginkgo Biloba extract supplements? There are those referred to as being used in published studies such as EGb 761 . Those are probably what they say they are. But the bulk of what is out there, in today's world?

With a whole tree full of leaves outside my door I figured I should learn how to make use of them. I have not figured out dosing yet but I now know it is not necessary to place leaves on a clean towel in a warm dry room or by other means air dry them - I can dry them in the oven and then bake at 350 F for an hour and simmer for 3.5 hours and I know how to work a coffee filter. Ginkgo tea it will be.

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Only the female trees drop the berries with the nut.

Every. Frigging. Fall.

The city-owned trees drop the berries that smell like vomit.

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The city where I live figured out they would avoid complaints by planting ginkgo trees that did not drop stink berries,

I did not know if it was the male or female tree that produced the berries. I was thinking it would be the female given how it works normally . I looked it up at wickedpedia

"Reproduction

Ginkgo biloba is dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male.[25] Male plants produce small pollen cones with sporophylls, each bearing two microsporangia spirally arranged around a central axis.

Female plants do not produce cones. Two ovules are formed at the end of a stalk, and after wind pollination,[26] one or both develop into fruit-like structures containing seeds. The fruits are 1.5–2 cm long, with a soft, fleshy, yellow-brown outer layer (the sarcotesta) that is attractive in appearance, but contains butyric acid[27] (also known as butanoic acid) and smells foul like rancid butter or vomit[28] when fallen. ..... "

I Am in agreement with you Kathleen Janoski on this - "Unjabbed. Covid is a bioweapon. Covid jabs are death shots."

The understanding I have arrived at from a combination of the preponderance of the evidence and evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that I have seen, read and watched others present is that the "Strategic Support Force" in the " People's Liberation Army (pla)" - which is "the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (ccp) launched

"a ccp/pla, stealth 2 front, "Unrestricted Warfare", "economic war", bio-engineered spike bioweapon attack on the west. Front #1) sars-cov-2 + "developed" immune escape variants, front #2) ccp/pla tradecraft + fear-inducing showmanship inducing the west to use the ccp/pla slow kill bioweapon spike for its countermeasure mRNA and viral vector produced vaccine antigen"

My full explanation of this, to date, is posted here in 4 parts https://naomiwolf.substack.com/p/mrna-covid-vaccines-are-bioweapons/comment/61063829?utm_campaign=reaction&utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack&utm_content=comment

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In my original response to you, I mistakenly wrote that it was the male trees that produced the stinky berries. (Hey, not enough coffee, what can I say?)

I went back and corrected my comment to reflect it is the female trees that drop the stinky berries...every friggin' fall for at least 10 weeks.

It's like a pretty girl with a bad personality.

Sometimes it might take 15-20 years before the stinky berries show up. The ginkgo trees have no natural enemies and there is a photo of 3 of them that survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima.

It is a huge burden to clean up the berries. They ruin the clear coat on car paint if they are not removed quickly. In addition, the fleshy part of the berries make the sidewalk very slippery. Some people are very allergic to the urushiol that is found in the berries.

I hate those trees.

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there is a, probably mostly harmless, cult of foragers who relish roasting and eating the nuts in those "stink berries"

Perhaps your cleanup task could be mitigated with some well placed posts on social media as to the, current availability of ginkgo berries "for free"'

Probably wise to include a disclaimer as to the "allergic to the urushiol" risk of handling and toxic risk of eating the nuts if not properly "processed", whatever that entails. - pick up and eat at your own risk ...-

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Great response 👏

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Very interesting study, James - thanks for posting this!

I'm particularly interested because I've been making my own alcohol extract of (purchased) dried ginkgo leaves, using 40% alcohol that I make myself from a sugar wash (using an air still).

I've read the relevant parts of that paper three times now, and it looks to me as though the researchers only used their 60:40 alcohol in order to do their analysis of their extract (the chromatography & so on) - I couldn't see anywhere where they talked about doing a second extraction process (except in talking about the traditional extraction process, which uses alcohol to extract the actives).

They did use their adsorbent resin to do the final purification - but that is probably beyond the resources of the regular kitchen alchemist (including me). Still, knowing about the heat pre-treatment and extraction parameters will be super helpful!

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Mara, Thank You, I think You have it right with your readings of the study. This statement in the Abstract "The crude extracts were then purified by macroporous resin to obtain the 60% ethanol fraction" did not make sense to me and when they go into the real detail of their lab processes - I can move on to what I might grasp better.

Extracting with ethanol/water or simmering in water are practical home bases processes that need practical science done to really figure out how to best utilize all these herbs and to define where professional lab based processes are necessary, for instance when necessary to separate out toxins.

If harvesting leaves this may be helpful [Seasonal and sexual variety of Ginkgo flavonol glycosides in the leaves of Ginkgo biloba L] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11601311/

Abstract

HPLC methods have been developed for the determination of Ginkgo flavonol glycosides in the Ginkgo biloba leaves obtained from May to November in the fallen leaves and in the leaves obtained from female and male trees. The method includes hydrolysis of the leaves and subsequent quantitative chromatographic assay of the aglycones, followed by calculation of Ginkgo flavonol glycosides content. The result shows that the leaves obtained in May have the highest content of 0.96%, and then the content decreases from May to August, and from August to November remains almost the same, that is 0.5% also. Fallen leaves have the lowest content of 0.44%. The content range is 0.96% to 0.44%. Male trees have higher content of glycosides than female trees.

Seasonal Variations of the Flavonoid Content from Ginkgo biloba Leaves https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17226181/

Abstract

An HPLC method for the separation and the quantitative determination of flavonol glycosides, acylflavonol glycosides, and biflavones in crude leaf extracts from GINKGO BILOBA is described. The results, expressed in percentage of rutine, kaempferol P-coumaroyl glucorhamnoside, and bilobetin showed a higher amount of acylflavonol glycosides in buds, of flavonol glycosides in spring leaves, and of biflavones in autumn leaves.

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Walter you’re an Angel 😇just popped my Gingko Irwin Naturals … I had forgotten it was so anti-clot for me with two genetic defects on the clot cascade and thank you 🙏🏼 God I didn’t vax knew I would be dead if I did … also taking NEPRINOL AFD by Arthur Andrew Medical 15,000 FU per capsule…. Maintenance 2-3 Increased Support 4-6 Therapeutic 6-9 very essential to my well being… I am going to share this article and re-stack folks need to know 😄Thank you for your work🥰♥️

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Baobab is another interesting substance. EGCG blocks spike entry into cells and may break down microclots.

https://pierrekorymedicalmusings.com/cp/141462453

I wanted to establish a SP baseline for my son. Initially did a D-dimer. Scott (works with Pierre Kory) indirectly measures via spike antibody (IgG from LabCorp). Discussed in great detail in October 2023/February 2024 FLCCC lectures (free) at FLCCC. Any other ideas for quantifying SP?

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I wouldn’t put it past the fda to come up with some side effect to pull it off the shelves like they’ve done forever.

If the fda says it bad it’s probably good, if they pull it completely you betting buy as much as you can.

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Many thanks for your research and dedication. Virtue is its own reward.

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Ginko supports blood flow so it perfect makes sense.

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Walter, what exactly is the “spike” protein? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Look at Walter Chesnuts article just dropped this afternoon: "The Spike Protein Binds to CD4 T Cells: Impairment and Possible Depletion " It goes further into the spikes and what they do. Technical , but will answer some of your questions

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That is a big topic. I would look to substack articles by Dr Jessica Rose, Pierre Kory, A Midwestern Doctor, Robert Malone, and others, as well as going back into Walter Chesnut's earlier articles. Because there are 2 parts to this. 1 is the spike from Covid, 2 is the spike from the "vaccine-not-a-vaccine" and what they do in the body and the topic of spike shedding to other people closely in contact with people who are vaxed or have Covid. Some commenter's here may also give you a concise description as a starting point.

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Swabbie Robbie, yes, I have listened to those doctors as well. However, I know the people at the Top are trying to confuse us. Have you listened to Karen Kingston or attorney Todd Callender or former telecommunications worker Sabrina Wallace or Kent Lewiss? Independent journalist, Sarah Wallace, has 2-4 really great interviews with Kent Lewiss on the body-nano-network. Have you listened to Dr Ana Milhacea? It seems the spike protein, maybe in some of the shots anyway, is a technological DEVICE. 😳 Check out this short piece:

https://open.substack.com/pub/gregreese/p/hydrogels-in-covid-vaccine-as-programmable?r=e8kuv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Now only if we had some solid in vivo research

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I have these smelly trees in my front yard which are owned by the city.

Not allowed to cut them down.

Every fall, the female trees drop foul smelling berries that smell like vomit.

Feel free to come over my house and clean up the mess.

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Thank you for this gift.

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