Silver apricot / Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

银杏/白果yín xìng / bái guǒYinxing/baiguo

Ginkgo biloba · Plant

Ginkgo biloba
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid before surgery; may interact with anticoagulants, antidepressants, and seizure medications; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Silver apricot / Ginkgo for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Silver apricot / Ginkgo does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CirculationBenefit CognitiveBenefit EyeBenefit Heart

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ginkgo biloba and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

Other entries for Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo leaf 白果叶Ginkgo / Silver apricot 白果/银杏