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Episode Synopsis
These extra-special trees are similar to both conifers and fruit trees, but they are actually something much, much older. Ginkgoes are the only tree species around today that was alive at the same time as dinosaurs! 🦕 How cool is that?Music by James Milor from PixabayInformation provided by:https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ginkgo-biloba-benefitsMedicinal Plants at Home by Maria Transito Lopez Luengo and Carlota Manez Ariso (2015)https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-ginkgo/art-20362032Herbs at a Glance: A Quick Guide to Herbal Supplements by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2009)https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-blog/botanical-sexism-cultivates-home-grown-allergies/https://www.obga.ox.ac.uk/article/seeds-from-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-trees-planted-at-oxford-botanic-gardenhttps://tylerarboretum.org/ginkgo-biloba-an-ancient-species-in-a-modern-world/https://arboretum.ua.edu/whats-growing-on/ginkgo-ginkgo-biloba/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_bilobaNature’s Remedies: An Illustrated Guide to Healing Herbs by Jean Willoughby (2016)
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