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Vitiligo is basically a skin disorder, iatrogenic in character but according to some the auto immune disorders and genetics are also to be blamed for this. In this type of disease the surrounding area of skin loses its color and appears lighter in patches. That particular patch shall be highly prone to sunburn and the hairs could turn white easily.

As per reports available as much as 4 percent of the total world adult population could be under attack from this disease. This syndrome makes its suffers quite conscious of themselves and their looks though it is not infectious. Vitiligo became a globally known skin disease after Michael Jackson, king of pop said that due to his suffering from Vitiligo his skin color turned white from black.

Older medical treatments for the skin disease had methods were topical steroid fluids were applied but they seemed inconsequential as either there was no improvement or it took so extended time for skin to recuperate it's original color that people would almost lose hope.

Thankfully today the application of Ginkgo Biloba is changing this for the better. Ginkgo is very effective here as it contains anti-inflammatory, immune modulating, and antioxidant herb. Here is why many believe Ginkgo to be helpful, it is because this disease is consequences of free radical injure to one's skin and ginkgo helps in preventing and rebuilding process.

There are tremendous efforts being put by researchers and R&D to find out what different benefits Ginkgo Biloba extracts can give to patients who are reeling under effects from Vitiligo. As of today, there exists clear evidence that oral consumption is highly recommended instead of topical use, in terms with Vitiligo treatment.

One such diminutive study that applied Ginkgo Biloba extract forty ml thrice every day showed it had the power to stop the progress of Vitiligo. However these results be to be perfected by more research and studies.

One such major study was undertaken to find out Ginkgo benefits on Vitiligo patients, 47 adults have slow growing skin disease were chosen and administered 120 milligrams each day with uniform Ginkgo Biloba extract that had 9.6 milligrams having ginkgo flavon glycosides or something similar for six months.

Every other 6 weeks pictures of that particular area were taken so that the gradual change in ratio and size of pigment change could be closely monitored. For those who were administrated with Ginkgo extracts the disease spread was stopped for 80 percent people while those who were under placebo only 36 percent people experienced stoppage in spread.

Those patients whose had Vitiligo marks on face area and consumed Ginkgo had the spread halted where as people with similar condition but people in placebo group did not face any reversals. Group Ginkgo, complete or marked 40 percent from this group had re pigmentation but just 10 percent from placebo had something similar to show.

For those who are looking for just an additional supplement to help them recover there are specified studies being carried out for them, vitamin C, PABA, folic acid with vitamin B12 and L phenylalanine are few to name. No such side effects are there thus seen far with regards to Vitiligo treatments.

As time goes by more people like the positive effects Ginkgo Biloba extracts used in Vitiligo treatment purely because it gives them valuable treatment.