The efficacy of apricot leaves

Ginkgo is an ornamental plant planted on both sides of the roads in many cities. Because the ginkgo tree has a very long growth history, it is also called a living fossil in the scientific community. When a large number of ginkgo leaves fall in autumn, the falling ginkgo leaves create a beautiful scenery. At the same time, ginkgo leaves are also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. What effect will ginkgo leaves used as traditional Chinese medicine have on the human body?

Ginkgo biloba leaf effects, functions and side effects

1. The efficacy of Ginkgo biloba leaves

Ginkgo leaves can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. They are usually used to treat chest pain, heart pain, stroke, hemiplegia, tongue stiffness and speechlessness, coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction and other diseases caused by blood stasis. The therapeutic effect is very obvious. When taking it, you must strictly follow the dosage and avoid overdose.

2. Ginkgo leaves can lower blood sugar

Ginkgo biloba leaves are also a Chinese patent medicine that can lower blood sugar. People can take ginkgo biloba leaves together with other blood sugar-lowering drugs when treating diabetes, which will better exert their blood sugar-lowering effects. In addition, ginkgo leaves can clean up cholesterol in the blood, prevent arteriosclerosis, and have a significant preventive effect on symptoms such as rapid heartbeat and chest pain that are common in the elderly.

3. Ginkgo leaves can protect cerebral blood vessels

Ginkgo leaves can speed up the body's blood circulation, promote cell metabolism and regeneration, and increase the activity of brain cells. They can protect human cerebral blood vessels and have a good preventive and alleviating effect on common diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, sequelae of brain injury, and cerebral thrombosis that are highly prevalent in middle-aged and elderly people.

4. Side effects of Ginkgo biloba

The side effects of ginkgo leaves are not clear yet, but ginkgo leaves are a poisonous Chinese medicinal material. It is best not to take them in excess to avoid poisoning.